Members Piedmont Posted January 9, 2014 Members Report Posted January 9, 2014 Ok, so now this! and I think this might have something to do with how I threaded the machine?? Maybe.. Anyway, so when I sew the stitches on top of the leather look like the stitches that should be on the back of the leather, and vice versa..So the nicer looking top stitches are actually on the flesh side of the leather.. I could always just sew on the flesh side, but that doesn't really solve the problem.. Also its having a tendency to break my thread as well.. What does everyone think?? Thanks Todd Quote NATO Watch Straps by Piedmont Red
Members TXAG Posted January 9, 2014 Members Report Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) Actually, if your tension is set correctly, the stitches should look the same on both sides. Edited January 9, 2014 by TXAG Quote
Members Piedmont Posted January 9, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 9, 2014 Ah ha.. so its a tension thing.. I'll try that.. hmm so the bottom stitch looks good, the top is straight and there is no seperation between the stitches.. sooooo.. I'm guessing the top is too loose?? Quote NATO Watch Straps by Piedmont Red
Members TXAG Posted January 9, 2014 Members Report Posted January 9, 2014 I'm not sure what you mean...if you can post a pic of the top and bottom, we should be able to see where to adjust... Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted January 9, 2014 Moderator Report Posted January 9, 2014 Ah ha.. so its a tension thing.. I'll try that.. hmm so the bottom stitch looks good, the top is straight and there is no seperation between the stitches.. sooooo.. I'm guessing the top is too loose?? The opposite is true. If the bottom looks good, but the top has the knots showing and the thread hasn't even been pulled into the leather, there is way too much top tension, or way too little bottom tension. First, check the path of the top thread to see if it is binding somewhere between the spool and the needle. Then check the bobbin basket or case to see if the thread has slipped out from under the bobbin case/basket tension spring. That'll do it every time. It's pert near impossible to balance with zero bobbin tension. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members Anne Bonnys Locker Posted January 10, 2014 Members Report Posted January 10, 2014 It is easy to misthread that type of top tension Quote Darren Brosowski
Members Piedmont Posted January 13, 2014 Author Members Report Posted January 13, 2014 Good lord!! I did a couple things that seemed to have worked.. First was remove this foam padding that was in the thread guide right before it went down to the needle, basically causing tension in the thread along the path, and then i noticed that the thread at the spool was being pulled tight between it and the machine.. causing more tension.. so I had all this tension built up causing the issues.. I have a spool holder, but not a hanger that will help to pull the thread up vertically, instead of horizontally.. I realize now there is a huge difference in tension between vertical and horizontal off the spool... just crazy.. So I think my problem is fixed.. wow.. and thanks everyone for their help!! Todd Quote NATO Watch Straps by Piedmont Red
Northmount Posted January 13, 2014 Report Posted January 13, 2014 You can use a coat hanger to fashion a top guide to pull the thread off the top of the spool. Tom Quote
Members dscheidt Posted January 14, 2014 Members Report Posted January 14, 2014 You can use a coat hanger to fashion a top guide to pull the thread off the top of the spool. Tom A complete thread stand shouldn't cost more than 10 or 15 bucks. Seems silly not to have one. Quote
Members Anne Bonnys Locker Posted January 14, 2014 Members Report Posted January 14, 2014 99/100 problems come down to little issues like this LOL Quote Darren Brosowski
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