Help...bottom thread tension problem

[Art]

Hi Tim,

In my machines, Eddington always has more drag than Coats. Black and Burgandy have more drag than white. I lube everything in the bigger sizes (207 up) which seems to even the field a little. Nobody likes to throw a $20 spool of thread. All thread is definitely not the same so adjusting is necessary. The big users buy in lots so it's not a problem for them. Even the sizes are just general suggestions, and often the colors are too. Wait till you go to an auction and there are 20 or 30 spools of thread in a lot and you can't resist so you buy it for $4, none of it is labeled and it all sews differently. I've narrowed my stock down somewhat, White, Brown or shades thereof. Black, natural/straw and linen are about it in Linhanyl nylon for up to 138 and Coats poly for 207 to 512. The Linhanyl is a buy right now from Artisan for $12 a pound, Coats almost always is $18-$20. The Linhanyl and Coats are pretty tight layed, I keep the Eddington because it is wound a little looser and is better for reproduction work if I don't use the linen on the Campbell.

Art

Bill, The new thread came from "The Thread Exchage". There was a post on the forum a while back, so I thought I would try them. My usual supplier is Southen Textile Group, out of Chattanooga Tn. http://www.stgroup.org

The main reason I tried the new supplier was because they had small cones of 138 in colors.

I called Thread Exchange, and Bob was very nice about the problem and offered a refund, but had no idea why it doesn't sew well in my Juki.

Tim

[TimberWolf]

Art, Thanks for the post. Before I figured out the whole problem was the thread itself, I was ready to call my service guy to come look at the Juki. Think I will stay with the same brand I have been using for years. I don't have the patience to experiment and tweek the settings to accomodate new thread. Surprising that just a different brand of thread can do that to a machine.

Tim

[Art]

Hi Tim,

That's not the only thing. If you buy from a repackager (they buy thread on the monstrous spools and split it down to pound or fractional pound sizes), it makes a difference how they wind it on the spool, I have seen cases where simply turning the spool over made all the difference in sewing (it stopped a kinking problem). Some folks pay the thread off the spool like a home sewing machine and it actually makes a difference which side it comes off. This all comes from how the spool was put up.

Art

Art, Thanks for the post. Before I figured out the whole problem was the thread itself, I was ready to call my service guy to come look at the Juki. Think I will stay with the same brand I have been using for years. I don't have the patience to experiment and tweek the settings to accomodate new thread. Surprising that just a different brand of thread can do that to a machine.

Tim

[esantoro]

I've been wondering about this same thing about the direction of winding bobbins when I wind with a power drill.

On another note, I recently got some Eddington in from Campbell Boswoth. I like it a lot. Very nice chestnut, the very color I had wanted and very nice texture. I would even say the texture looks a tad more natural than that of Coats.

It also seems that Eddington is easier to get than coats and in a larger range of colors. Black and White also seem to be economically priced quite often.

Ed