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1-get a piece of wax 2-or a bar of soap you rub the wax OR the soap on the stretch fabric that will allow the needle to go thru with no problem 3-get a piece wooly fabric wet it with sewing machine oil and set it some where on top of sewing machine UNDER THE TREAD THAT WILL ALLOW THE TREAD TO GET WET AS YOU DO THE SEWING.
Can be done in different ways. I use a needle thread starter. I also use a method of feeling the nettle and the tread. Cut the tread for a clean end, place the tread between your thumb and finger so that you can not see the tread. Place the needle in the other hand with the eye of the needle horizontal to your thumb and finger. With your eyes closed you can feel your way to the tread with the eye of the needle, pushing the eye of the needle over the tread. You have treaded the needle. It takes some practice, but when you get it, it's a good trick to show someone that is having a hard time treading the needle. You can do it with your eyes closed.
You mean it is pulling the thread out of the needle?
Be sure to pull at least 5 inches of thread through the needle eye. Start out with the needle raised as high as possible and grasp both (top & bobbin) thread tails in your left hand as you "slowly" take the first couple of stitches.
You may have the tension set too tight or are not using the correct needle. Or, the bobbin thread may not be the same as the top thread. Also, here is a little trick. Put a piece of typing paper under the edge of the material and sew across the paper onto the material on all edges that you sew off of, to give a little stability to the material. This usually works and you can tear it off gently when you are finished sewing. Also, if the tensions are o.k., try using a ballpoint needle.
With the presser foot in the down position, measure from the Needle plate of the machine to the center of the thumb screw of the ankle of the machine (the part that the presser foot snaps on to).
Low Shank - measures ½"
High Shank - measures 1"
Most consumer machines are low shank. There is probably not a walking foot that is made for this machine but there may be some third party suppliers that have a walking foot that will work. Stitchery Sewing Machine Attachments Needle and Thread
Most of the time, you should rethread the machine, take the bobbin out and put it in again and change the needle. Generally if it is jamming under the fabric, it is because something is wrong with the top ie rethread the machine.
If the thread breaks at the needle and is feeding smoothly from the spool, you may have the tension too high. It is impossible to say what the setting should be because the knob rotates all the way around several times. Loosen it off until you see needle thread pull to the back of the quilt, then tighten until it just balances the interlocking of the stitch in the fabric. Test with little swirls, that's most likely to pull needle thread to back.Also, check that the needle is properly installed and that the hook to needle timing and clearance are good.Nesting of thread underneath usually happens if the foot lifter is left up or the tread is not fully in the disks of the tension unit.
I found that if the bobbin is not threaded correctly or if the upper thread is not adjusted properly, it will bunch on the bottom. Also, if the stabilizer is not firm enough for the material it will bunch.
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