Klover

Just an update if anyone is interested: I used the same size stitch holes (I'd already had two other bracelets pierced), and used the same size thread (277). Knot on the needle was coming loose: I pierced the thread with the needle and knotted it, and I had a much easier time keeping a tight knot on the needle during stitching. Stitches were loose: I waxed the bonded nylon thread (tied it to a shelf on one end and held it taught with my left hand and ran a wax stick over the thread length about a half-dozen to a dozen times back and forth, top and bottom), and I pulled each stitch much tighter than before. The stitching, even after bending, feels firm and set. Thank you for the help! (Oh, I realized the other night I had accidentally created a second account some years ago! Klover = Hydra.) 😅

Great info. I will give this a shot! Thank you. And thanks to everyone for the input. All of it has been tremendously helpful! Will continue to tinker a little bit.

I haven't adjusted the presser foot at all, but I will definitely take a closer look. I'm using the needle that the machine arrived with. It's a 794 S size 25 needle. I increased the top tension and am getting slightly better results, but the stitching seems abnormally tight, like it's sinking too far into the leather. Going to do some more tinkering today.

Thank you for the input! I'll definitely check out those images/videos. And thank you for mentioning the thread slippage. I hadn't even thought about that, but I will keep it in mind!

These are awesome!!

Hello! My Cobra Class 4 just arrived. First machine, and I'm trying to get the tension right. Will usually be sewing 5-6 oz - 10-12 oz, so I'm hoping to hit the right tension that can be used for most of my projects so that I don't have to mess with it too much. Will probably stick to 277 bonded nylon thread. The top stitch looks okay for the moemnt, but the bottom stitch looks whacky. Should I loosen the bobbin/bottom tension a little bit? All I've done so far is loosen the top tension about 1 full turn (achieved through small increments). I turned both top tension knobs.