Thank you Cale - I teach sewing classes, and it is a common thing for new-never-before-sewists to end up buying a TOY machine (I call them Gutless Wonders) and expect it to sew "everything-under-the-sun" with poor-quality/or too heavy thread/and inappropriate needle. I have to save them from themselves! I provide links to the students so they can get good info, and not waste their time wandering around You Tube or Google.
A timely article for me! I was getting thread knots on the underside of my denim project yesterday while using my Juki TL18QVP with industrial thread. I solved the issue by increasing the tension on the upper thread, and know I know why that worked! Brilliant article, as always. Thank you!
I was on the edge of my seat waiting for more, when “poof” it was over. Truly, I am hooked 😊 on your newsletters. Thank you oh master of sewing phenomena’s!
So interesting! I have certainly wrangled with the thread knot sitting on the bottom of the fabric when sewing denim and using topstitching thread. I always thought it was just a tension issue, but I have to say that I've found it difficult to dial in optimal results. My question is this: can adjusting the tension help compensate for a shorter take up when sewing with heavy fabric/thread?
Thank you Cale - I teach sewing classes, and it is a common thing for new-never-before-sewists to end up buying a TOY machine (I call them Gutless Wonders) and expect it to sew "everything-under-the-sun" with poor-quality/or too heavy thread/and inappropriate needle. I have to save them from themselves! I provide links to the students so they can get good info, and not waste their time wandering around You Tube or Google.
A timely article for me! I was getting thread knots on the underside of my denim project yesterday while using my Juki TL18QVP with industrial thread. I solved the issue by increasing the tension on the upper thread, and know I know why that worked! Brilliant article, as always. Thank you!
I was on the edge of my seat waiting for more, when “poof” it was over. Truly, I am hooked 😊 on your newsletters. Thank you oh master of sewing phenomena’s!
Thank you for another good explanation.
So interesting! I have certainly wrangled with the thread knot sitting on the bottom of the fabric when sewing denim and using topstitching thread. I always thought it was just a tension issue, but I have to say that I've found it difficult to dial in optimal results. My question is this: can adjusting the tension help compensate for a shorter take up when sewing with heavy fabric/thread?
Thank you for your explanation. You have an ability to make the inner machine workings understandable !