Loose bottom thread

Hi I have been sewing since a longtime. We talk a lot about tension settings and tension adjustments on machines. Congratulations, what an informative and helpful article for all - from beginner to advanced. Forum Rules. But now I've bought a new sewing machine from Brothers. Hi Denise. Is the bobbin inserted correctly?

I would bring in your machine to a repair place that does it in house so you can actually talk to the person, rather than sending it out. How Do You Increase or Decrease Your Tension So now that you know how to determine which thread is tight and which is loose how do you adjust it? However if your follow the below check list from Threads Magazine and it's still not right, I would suggest starting to try adjusting your tension slowly using a test scrap piece of fabric never your project! The needles hit the metal plate below the fabric and crack off. Sometimes it just helps to watch someone. Welcome and Intro to Free Sewing Class. This should answer your question.

March 18, I started this blog as a way to add to the experience of my sewing students as an online accompanist to If you have the tendency -- and many of us do -- of pulling the fabric from behind to make it go through the machine, the practice can result in unclean stitching and can even break your machine. The part that mentions oiling the hook area was copied from Threads Magazine.