Get the tensions right, but thread keeps breaking after about 12 inches of sewing. Using the janome 1600P on a freehand super quilter. Fabrics are cotton top and bottom layer with poly cotton batting. Any other suggestions? Ready to pitch both machine and quilt
When the thread is fraying at the needle eye, it sometimes means the thread is being held back somewhere in the thread path. Remove the top thread. ALWAYS RAISE the presser foot and rethread. Verify the thread path is correct. Check the tension. If it is too tight, the tensioner is not allowing the thread to advance. (When you raise the presser foot, are you able to pull the top thread?) Try changing thread brands. Some threads and machines just do not get along. AVOID old or bargain bin threads. If you are stitching coarse, abrasive fabric, it can cause thread to fray and break.
Testimonial: "Have tried everything that you mentioned above. Use only Gutermann thread. Can get a perfect stitch on a scrap, three layer, when I put the machine on the quilt, thread breaks after about a foot of sewing. Have oiled the machine, have threaded and rethreaded have reduced the speed on both the machine and the speed controller to no avail. So frustrated :("
Try a top stitch needle. It has a groove in the shaft to protect the thread.
Tried it. Going to pack it up and see what the repair man can tell me. Thanks for your tips.
That's probably the best thing to do. It could be something defective with the machine that re-threading, changing thread, needles, etc. has no affect. Good luck!
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I would try this -
Make sure you are not using quilting thread for hand stitching.
Thread the machine with the presser foot up.
If the machine is stitching seams without a problem and the breakage happens with thicker fabrics, it could be the presser foot is not down below where it is closing the tension to the setting of choice.
When the presser foot is up, the tension control opens. When the presser foot is down, the tension control closes to the setting you have chosen.
If this continues, call the dealer/tech and tell them the problem you are having.
My experiences with thread breaking with machine on a quilting frame make me look at the upper tension being set too high, the needle being worn or movement of the machine is too fast. Reduce the upper tension first, then sew in straight lines at first. See if you can sew slowly, in straight lines and reduce the upper tension until the thread stops breaking. If so, try some 1-2 inch circles, again going slowly. If the needle thread is pulling to the back, you will need to increase the upper tension again until the stitches meet in the middle of the fabric. If you can't locate a balanced spot where the needle thread is not pulling to the back side and thread doesn't break, try taking the machine off of the frame and sewing on a table. If it won't sew this way, it needs some professional help. If it does, you will probably save a lot of time taking it in for service, making sure to explain to the repair center that you have problems on a quilting frame, not while sewing normally. When the machine is adjusted to sew normally on a table and you move it to the frame, you will probably need to reduce the tension by 1-2 complete turns of the tension knob.
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