sarahjb

Thanks brmax, i did do that and i am definitely no expert so I couldn't figure it out. But, somehow I got it working again! The needle was inserted wrong, even though I took it out and reinserted it several times, rotating the needle in many different directions. I decided to keep doing that by the mm and it finally got to working again. Pain in the butt! Thank you, Wiz!

Here is a link to the picture of what it's doing on the first stitch. http://imgur.com/tTzCp61

The way it is right now, the needle doesn't do anything. It just pokes holes and the thread slips right out of it, so there are no stitches being made. It also bunches up underneath the leather. I tried holding both bobbin and top thread and then start stitching and that also doesn't seem to help. I do think the needle needs to be changed, but I have to buy the needles online right now because none of my local stores have this needle. It was working just fine yesterday. But today I took the needle off to try and see if I could find it in local stores, but they didn't have it. I replaced the same needle and now it's just slipping the thread out.

Hello all, I have spent a good hour searching the internet, but again, I am also notorious for never finding the right sites. I can't seem to figure out why my needle on my Juki won't stay threaded. I will start sewing and within 5-10 seconds, the needle won't stay threaded and the thread just slips right out. I have held the extra end to see if that changes anything. I have rethreaded it countless times. I have changed the tension on the thread. I have twisted the needle in various positions just to see if the needle was off by a little. There's nothing new about what I am sewing. It's the same thickness as all previous garments I have sewed. Any suggestions out there? Thanks so much!

Thank you, Colt. I will try applying thinner coats. Will let you know how it turns out.

I bought an airbrush and wanted to try using it to spray on my finishes. The airbrush finishes great on dyed pieces, but when i try to use it on antiqued finishes, it causes the antique to pool together and make the project look permanently smudged and "dirty". I can't quite figure out what I'm doing to cause this as I have searched this forum and found that airbrushing an antiqued finish turns out quite nicely. Here are my steps: I tool my leather Let Dry Apply a coat of Tan Kote Let Dry Apply Sheridan Brown Antique paste made by Fiebing's. Let dry/set for a while. Buff Then apply another coat of Sheridan Brown Antique Paste made by Fiebing's Let dry/Set for a while (in the case of the picture, days) Buff Try the Spray finish with Eco Flo Professional Finish Clear Gloss It still turns out looking like this. it does the same for application with a brush. it causes it to look dirty and streak. Would love some pointers. Thank you.