Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:02:39 -0800, the inscrutable "Cynthia
Spilsted" spake:

Okay ladies (and gents):
Get out from under your crinolines, prom dresses, quilts and
costumes and check in with us!

delurking Larry reporting in, Maam. No crinoline to report.

The exception is the thread. I go along merrily for 20' or so
and the thread loses one of its strands, bunching up against
the feed side of
the needle. This is #46 black nylon, new on a 1/4 lb. spool.
Losing a
yard of naugahyde binding each time that happens ($55 a spool)
is no
fun.

Larry, have you replaced your needle? That problem sounds very much
like a burr on the eye of the needle causing the tread to shred.
http://www.a1sewingmachine.com/needles.html

If that isn't the problem, check for a burr on the hole in the plate
where the needle goes through. If there are any rough patches, use
*fine* emory cloth to smooth it.

HTH,

--
Beverly
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