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Rayon Thread - help!
Hope someone has some advise for me. I have a Viking #1+ & I'm attempting
to make some fabric bowls, using rayon thread. My thread breaks about every half inch that I sew. I've tried loosing the top tension & the bottom tension. I tried threading the thread through the hole in the bobbin casing. I'm using a new denim needle. What am I missing? Pleeease . . . Pauline |
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Just a quick question before real help arrives. Does all go well if you are
stitching with this thread on just two plain old thicknesses of cotton? That is, are you having trouble with your combination of bowl plus stabilizer? Usually, the Viking #1+ can just do anything; maybe your new needle is defective (it happens). One more question. Take out your bobbin and bobbin case. Hold the bobbin and case assembled together carefully over your lap by the thread. Does it slide down very slowly, rapidly, not at all? Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message om... Hope someone has some advise for me. I have a Viking #1+ & I'm attempting to make some fabric bowls, using rayon thread. My thread breaks about every half inch that I sew. I've tried loosing the top tension & the bottom tension. I tried threading the thread through the hole in the bobbin casing. I'm using a new denim needle. What am I missing? Pleeease . . . Pauline |
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I changed my needle when the thread started breaking & it didn't improve the
situation. I've tried practice stitches on a bat sandwich & it still breaks. Mostly it's the upper thread, but sometimes the bobbin thread breaks as well. When I'm threading the machine, everything feels smooth until I thread the needle, then I can feel the tightness on the thread. I checked the bobbin case. It doesn't roll out of it's case, but comes out slowly. It was too tight, but I loosened it earlier. And you qualify as "real help". Thanks so much for responding. I'm feeling like I just need to use cotton, but I have so much rayon & it is nice on the bowls! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message link.net... Just a quick question before real help arrives. Does all go well if you are stitching with this thread on just two plain old thicknesses of cotton? That is, are you having trouble with your combination of bowl plus stabilizer? Usually, the Viking #1+ can just do anything; maybe your new needle is defective (it happens). One more question. Take out your bobbin and bobbin case. Hold the bobbin and case assembled together carefully over your lap by the thread. Does it slide down very slowly, rapidly, not at all? Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message om... Hope someone has some advise for me. I have a Viking #1+ & I'm attempting to make some fabric bowls, using rayon thread. My thread breaks about every half inch that I sew. I've tried loosing the top tension & the bottom tension. I tried threading the thread through the hole in the bobbin casing. I'm using a new denim needle. What am I missing? Pleeease . . .. Pauline |
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Okay, since it seems we're the only two up right now. What happens if you
thread the SM with whatever you ordinarily stitch with? That is, is that particular spool of rayon thread causing a problem? Is stitching okay if you swap your needle thread over to plain old Coats & Clark or whatever you usually use? Could be your problem is something silly like your rayon spool wanting to be turned upside-down. Could be a fuzzy giblet in the needle threading area. Check and see if it's the thread that's the problem or the Viking is unhappy. Mercy. An unhappy Viking could be serious. You know, pillaging and looting and such. Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message . com... I changed my needle when the thread started breaking & it didn't improve the situation. I've tried practice stitches on a bat sandwich & it still breaks. Mostly it's the upper thread, but sometimes the bobbin thread breaks as well. When I'm threading the machine, everything feels smooth until I thread the needle, then I can feel the tightness on the thread. I checked the bobbin case. It doesn't roll out of it's case, but comes out slowly. It was too tight, but I loosened it earlier. And you qualify as "real help". Thanks so much for responding. I'm feeling like I just need to use cotton, but I have so much rayon & it is nice on the bowls! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message link.net... Just a quick question before real help arrives. Does all go well if you are stitching with this thread on just two plain old thicknesses of cotton? That is, are you having trouble with your combination of bowl plus stabilizer? Usually, the Viking #1+ can just do anything; maybe your new needle is defective (it happens). One more question. Take out your bobbin and bobbin case. Hold the bobbin and case assembled together carefully over your lap by the thread. Does it slide down very slowly, rapidly, not at all? Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message om... Hope someone has some advise for me. I have a Viking #1+ & I'm attempting to make some fabric bowls, using rayon thread. My thread breaks about every half inch that I sew. I've tried loosing the top tension & the bottom tension. I tried threading the thread through the hole in the bobbin casing. I'm using a new denim needle. What am I missing? Pleeease . .. . Pauline |
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I'm ready to switch to cotton anyway, cause I'm so frustrated, so I'll try
that in a little while. I'm also having trouble with the satin stitching bunching up on itself. You know where it keep stitching over & over in the same place! Doesn't she know I just want to get these things made!! I'll keep you posted! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message link.net... Okay, since it seems we're the only two up right now. What happens if you thread the SM with whatever you ordinarily stitch with? That is, is that particular spool of rayon thread causing a problem? Is stitching okay if you swap your needle thread over to plain old Coats & Clark or whatever you usually use? Could be your problem is something silly like your rayon spool wanting to be turned upside-down. Could be a fuzzy giblet in the needle threading area. Check and see if it's the thread that's the problem or the Viking is unhappy. Mercy. An unhappy Viking could be serious. You know, pillaging and looting and such. Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message . com... I changed my needle when the thread started breaking & it didn't improve the situation. I've tried practice stitches on a bat sandwich & it still breaks. Mostly it's the upper thread, but sometimes the bobbin thread breaks as well. When I'm threading the machine, everything feels smooth until I thread the needle, then I can feel the tightness on the thread. I checked the bobbin case. It doesn't roll out of it's case, but comes out slowly. It was too tight, but I loosened it earlier. And you qualify as "real help". Thanks so much for responding. I'm feeling like I just need to use cotton, but I have so much rayon & it is nice on the bowls! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message link.net... Just a quick question before real help arrives. Does all go well if you are stitching with this thread on just two plain old thicknesses of cotton? That is, are you having trouble with your combination of bowl plus stabilizer? Usually, the Viking #1+ can just do anything; maybe your new needle is defective (it happens). One more question. Take out your bobbin and bobbin case. Hold the bobbin and case assembled together carefully over your lap by the thread. Does it slide down very slowly, rapidly, not at all? Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message om... Hope someone has some advise for me. I have a Viking #1+ & I'm attempting to make some fabric bowls, using rayon thread. My thread breaks about every half inch that I sew. I've tried loosing the top tension & the bottom tension. I tried threading the thread through the hole in the bobbin casing. I'm using a new denim needle. What am I missing? Pleeease .. . . Pauline |
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lengthen you stitch just a little bit and it might feed better.
Are you using an applique foot? Taria Pauline O'Connell wrote: I'm ready to switch to cotton anyway, cause I'm so frustrated, so I'll try that in a little while. I'm also having trouble with the satin stitching bunching up on itself. You know where it keep stitching over & over in the same place! Doesn't she know I just want to get these things made!! I'll keep you posted! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message link.net... Okay, since it seems we're the only two up right now. What happens if you thread the SM with whatever you ordinarily stitch with? That is, is that particular spool of rayon thread causing a problem? Is stitching okay if you swap your needle thread over to plain old Coats & Clark or whatever you usually use? Could be your problem is something silly like your rayon spool wanting to be turned upside-down. Could be a fuzzy giblet in the needle threading area. Check and see if it's the thread that's the problem or the Viking is unhappy. Mercy. An unhappy Viking could be serious. You know, pillaging and looting and such. Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message y.com... I changed my needle when the thread started breaking & it didn't improve the situation. I've tried practice stitches on a bat sandwich & it still breaks. Mostly it's the upper thread, but sometimes the bobbin thread breaks as well. When I'm threading the machine, everything feels smooth until I thread the needle, then I can feel the tightness on the thread. I checked the bobbin case. It doesn't roll out of it's case, but comes out slowly. It was too tight, but I loosened it earlier. And you qualify as "real help". Thanks so much for responding. I'm feeling like I just need to use cotton, but I have so much rayon & it is nice on the bowls! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message rthlink.net... Just a quick question before real help arrives. Does all go well if you are stitching with this thread on just two plain old thicknesses of cotton? That is, are you having trouble with your combination of bowl plus stabilizer? Usually, the Viking #1+ can just do anything; maybe your new needle is defective (it happens). One more question. Take out your bobbin and bobbin case. Hold the bobbin and case assembled together carefully over your lap by the thread. Does it slide down very slowly, rapidly, not at all? Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message gy.com... Hope someone has some advise for me. I have a Viking #1+ & I'm attempting to make some fabric bowls, using rayon thread. My thread breaks about every half inch that I sew. I've tried loosing the top tension & the bottom tension. I tried threading the thread through the hole in the bobbin casing. I'm using a new denim needle. What am I missing? Pleeease . . . Pauline |
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Well - I was using my walking foot, cause that's what I used to make my
first one (with cotton thread), so I changed to my applique foot & I can stitch about 3 inches before the thread breaks. I lengthened the stitch, but you really have to make 2 passes with the longer stitch. (Did I mention that I'm using a satin stitch?) I haven't tried cotton yet - but now that I've got this one started, I'm sort of committed to finishing it in the rayon thread - if my spool holds out! It was new when I started, but I've wasted so much in trying to get it to sew properly! If I can get this one finished, I will be trying out the cotton thread. Still open to more suggestions! Pauline "taria" wrote in message news:RrWld.3055$J55.1226@trnddc06... lengthen you stitch just a little bit and it might feed better. Are you using an applique foot? Taria Pauline O'Connell wrote: I'm ready to switch to cotton anyway, cause I'm so frustrated, so I'll try that in a little while. I'm also having trouble with the satin stitching bunching up on itself. You know where it keep stitching over & over in the same place! Doesn't she know I just want to get these things made!! I'll keep you posted! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message link.net... Okay, since it seems we're the only two up right now. What happens if you thread the SM with whatever you ordinarily stitch with? That is, is that particular spool of rayon thread causing a problem? Is stitching okay if you swap your needle thread over to plain old Coats & Clark or whatever you usually use? Could be your problem is something silly like your rayon spool wanting to be turned upside-down. Could be a fuzzy giblet in the needle threading area. Check and see if it's the thread that's the problem or the Viking is unhappy. Mercy. An unhappy Viking could be serious. You know, pillaging and looting and such. Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message y.com... I changed my needle when the thread started breaking & it didn't improve the situation. I've tried practice stitches on a bat sandwich & it still breaks. Mostly it's the upper thread, but sometimes the bobbin thread breaks as well. When I'm threading the machine, everything feels smooth until I thread the needle, then I can feel the tightness on the thread. I checked the bobbin case. It doesn't roll out of it's case, but comes out slowly. It was too tight, but I loosened it earlier. And you qualify as "real help". Thanks so much for responding. I'm feeling like I just need to use cotton, but I have so much rayon & it is nice on the bowls! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message rthlink.net... Just a quick question before real help arrives. Does all go well if you are stitching with this thread on just two plain old thicknesses of cotton? That is, are you having trouble with your combination of bowl plus stabilizer? Usually, the Viking #1+ can just do anything; maybe your new needle is defective (it happens). One more question. Take out your bobbin and bobbin case. Hold the bobbin and case assembled together carefully over your lap by the thread. Does it slide down very slowly, rapidly, not at all? Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message gy.com... Hope someone has some advise for me. I have a Viking #1+ & I'm attempting to make some fabric bowls, using rayon thread. My thread breaks about every half inch that I sew. I've tried loosing the top tension & the bottom tension. I tried threading the thread through the hole in the bobbin casing. I'm using a new denim needle. What am I missing? Pleeease . . . Pauline |
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I just finished the inner square with much less stress. It still breaks,
but less often. It seems that if I can keep up a fairly quick stitch, it is happier! Go figure! Still going with cotton for the next one, which is all prepped & ready to go! Pauline "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message m... Well - I was using my walking foot, cause that's what I used to make my first one (with cotton thread), so I changed to my applique foot & I can stitch about 3 inches before the thread breaks. I lengthened the stitch, but you really have to make 2 passes with the longer stitch. (Did I mention that I'm using a satin stitch?) I haven't tried cotton yet - but now that I've got this one started, I'm sort of committed to finishing it in the rayon thread - if my spool holds out! It was new when I started, but I've wasted so much in trying to get it to sew properly! If I can get this one finished, I will be trying out the cotton thread. Still open to more suggestions! Pauline "taria" wrote in message news:RrWld.3055$J55.1226@trnddc06... lengthen you stitch just a little bit and it might feed better. Are you using an applique foot? Taria Pauline O'Connell wrote: I'm ready to switch to cotton anyway, cause I'm so frustrated, so I'll try that in a little while. I'm also having trouble with the satin stitching bunching up on itself. You know where it keep stitching over & over in the same place! Doesn't she know I just want to get these things made!! I'll keep you posted! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message link.net... Okay, since it seems we're the only two up right now. What happens if you thread the SM with whatever you ordinarily stitch with? That is, is that particular spool of rayon thread causing a problem? Is stitching okay if you swap your needle thread over to plain old Coats & Clark or whatever you usually use? Could be your problem is something silly like your rayon spool wanting to be turned upside-down. Could be a fuzzy giblet in the needle threading area. Check and see if it's the thread that's the problem or the Viking is unhappy. Mercy. An unhappy Viking could be serious. You know, pillaging and looting and such. Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message y.com... I changed my needle when the thread started breaking & it didn't improve the situation. I've tried practice stitches on a bat sandwich & it still breaks. Mostly it's the upper thread, but sometimes the bobbin thread breaks as well. When I'm threading the machine, everything feels smooth until I thread the needle, then I can feel the tightness on the thread. I checked the bobbin case. It doesn't roll out of it's case, but comes out slowly. It was too tight, but I loosened it earlier. And you qualify as "real help". Thanks so much for responding. I'm feeling like I just need to use cotton, but I have so much rayon & it is nice on the bowls! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message rthlink.net... Just a quick question before real help arrives. Does all go well if you are stitching with this thread on just two plain old thicknesses of cotton? That is, are you having trouble with your combination of bowl plus stabilizer? Usually, the Viking #1+ can just do anything; maybe your new needle is defective (it happens). One more question. Take out your bobbin and bobbin case. Hold the bobbin and case assembled together carefully over your lap by the thread. Does it slide down very slowly, rapidly, not at all? Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message gy.com... Hope someone has some advise for me. I have a Viking #1+ & I'm attempting to make some fabric bowls, using rayon thread. My thread breaks about every half inch that I sew. I've tried loosing the top tension & the bottom tension. I tried threading the thread through the hole in the bobbin casing. I'm using a new denim needle. What am I missing? Pleeease . . . Pauline |
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perhaps two threads threaded through the needle one cotton and one
rayon.....my guess it's the rayon thread...not all thread is created equal...I just had a cotton quilting thread a better brand than I normally use....WO"ULD not make a good stitch....until I wasted about 1/2 a day and 1/4 of the thread on the spool, then it acted normally!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRR....all w can figure is perhaps the outer layer was dried out or exposed to light or who knows what other possibilities...maybe just wound too tightly onto the spool. Mauvice "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message m... I just finished the inner square with much less stress. It still breaks, but less often. It seems that if I can keep up a fairly quick stitch, it is happier! Go figure! Still going with cotton for the next one, which is all prepped & ready to go! Pauline "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message m... Well - I was using my walking foot, cause that's what I used to make my first one (with cotton thread), so I changed to my applique foot & I can stitch about 3 inches before the thread breaks. I lengthened the stitch, but you really have to make 2 passes with the longer stitch. (Did I mention that I'm using a satin stitch?) I haven't tried cotton yet - but now that I've got this one started, I'm sort of committed to finishing it in the rayon thread - if my spool holds out! It was new when I started, but I've wasted so much in trying to get it to sew properly! If I can get this one finished, I will be trying out the cotton thread. Still open to more suggestions! Pauline "taria" wrote in message news:RrWld.3055$J55.1226@trnddc06... lengthen you stitch just a little bit and it might feed better. Are you using an applique foot? Taria Pauline O'Connell wrote: I'm ready to switch to cotton anyway, cause I'm so frustrated, so I'll try that in a little while. I'm also having trouble with the satin stitching bunching up on itself. You know where it keep stitching over & over in the same place! Doesn't she know I just want to get these things made!! I'll keep you posted! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message link.net... Okay, since it seems we're the only two up right now. What happens if you thread the SM with whatever you ordinarily stitch with? That is, is that particular spool of rayon thread causing a problem? Is stitching okay if you swap your needle thread over to plain old Coats & Clark or whatever you usually use? Could be your problem is something silly like your rayon spool wanting to be turned upside-down. Could be a fuzzy giblet in the needle threading area. Check and see if it's the thread that's the problem or the Viking is unhappy. Mercy. An unhappy Viking could be serious. You know, pillaging and looting and such. Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message y.com... I changed my needle when the thread started breaking & it didn't improve the situation. I've tried practice stitches on a bat sandwich & it still breaks. Mostly it's the upper thread, but sometimes the bobbin thread breaks as well. When I'm threading the machine, everything feels smooth until I thread the needle, then I can feel the tightness on the thread. I checked the bobbin case. It doesn't roll out of it's case, but comes out slowly. It was too tight, but I loosened it earlier. And you qualify as "real help". Thanks so much for responding. I'm feeling like I just need to use cotton, but I have so much rayon & it is nice on the bowls! Pauline "Polly Esther" wrote in message rthlink.net... Just a quick question before real help arrives. Does all go well if you are stitching with this thread on just two plain old thicknesses of cotton? That is, are you having trouble with your combination of bowl plus stabilizer? Usually, the Viking #1+ can just do anything; maybe your new needle is defective (it happens). One more question. Take out your bobbin and bobbin case. Hold the bobbin and case assembled together carefully over your lap by the thread. Does it slide down very slowly, rapidly, not at all? Polly "Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message gy.com... Hope someone has some advise for me. I have a Viking #1+ & I'm attempting to make some fabric bowls, using rayon thread. My thread breaks about every half inch that I sew. I've tried loosing the top tension & the bottom tension. I tried threading the thread through the hole in the bobbin casing. I'm using a new denim needle. What am I missing? Pleeease . . . Pauline |
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Try a needle with a larger hole, such as a denim or topstitching needle.
The sewing machine foot that you're using should have a shallow 'groove' on the bottom, which allows the satin stitching to pass thru without bunching. Change the top spool from vertical to horizontal (or vice versa). And look towad the end of the book on Fabric Bowls. She shows an option with squares fused and folded over the rim, rather than the satin stitching. Looks great; much easier; uses a lot less thread and time! (Spoken as a veteran of several dozen bowls.) joan : joan o'reilly Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character it becomes your destiny. |
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