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The Emporia => Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside => Topic started by: Bjay on November 17, 2020, 15:41:06 PM
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I am having problems getting the tension right for the quilting.
No matter what number i move the wheel to it comes out loopy on the top and smooth on the bottom. I've also tried different stitch length etc
I know it needs a service but quilt needs to be finished first. It is fine when ot quilting
New needle, clean etc befoe I began
Any suggestions?
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Occasionally I forget to lift the foot up before I change things. Maybe a good clear out or have you changed the thread, my Pfaff is not a fan of Coats thread (came with a job lot of Gutermann).
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Have you rethreaded the machine?
My Brother machine doesn't like Guttermans thread
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Have you put the foot down... the tension won’t engage with the foot up.
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Thankyou all
I followed advice from @Gernella and changed the thread in the spool and it is now fine.
I would not had thought that a change of thread would cause those problems!
i have bog standard one in the spool now and it will have to do as it is the only one remotely the correct colour.
I was aiming to have it packed and posted by the weekend but now with a day short I will aim for posting Next Tuesday
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Maybe you had a spool that wasn't wound properly @Bjay
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Thankyou all
I followed advice from @Gernella and changed the thread in the spool and it is now fine.
I would not had thought that a change of thread would cause those problems!
i have bog standard one in the spool now and it will have to do as it is the only one remotely the correct colour.
I was aiming to have it packed and posted by the weekend but now with a day short I will aim for posting Next Tuesday
I’ve had that happen on occasion. One spool was a problem-child while another worked just fine.
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Unfortunately it only worked well for about 6 ins then back to loopy loopy again :headbang:
trying to find a repiarer who will turn up. The one yesterday didn't
AS I can do nothing till Monday I will have a play tomorrow and see what happens
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@Bjay
Might be a daft question, but have you cleaned between the tension discs? My Janome is really fussy in this respect, but as long as I keep this area clean it seems happy enough - I use a length of dental floss with little knots every inch-ish to remove any debris.
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@Kad thamks. gave it a once over before i started quilting changed needle etc so will have another go tomorrow
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I have phoned a shop in Worcester - thanks @fajita
I have had a great deal of very useful advice over the phone.
He certainly seemed to know what he was talking about and although they are booked solid for service/repair till after Christmas he has made several suggestions for me to try which I will do today.
He suggested it may be the walking foot which I was thinking it may be when I was fiddling yesterday. They have had problems with some of them
Fingers crossed everyone - oh and I have filled in a booking form for a service