Twisted thread

[wendy w.]

Hi, a thready question for you. My machine shows upper thread broken when its not (again :roll: ). What's happening is there is a twist in the thread and it bounces and catches on a guide near the up and down arm.

Now I know you wise people have said that with straight loaded thread you use reel holder in one direction and with spiral threaded reels you use upright or the other way round. My machine just has upright pegs so please can you tell me the solution. Thank you.

[Renata L.]

Wendy, don't know whether this will work for you but may be worth a try: put your reel in a coffee mug and run it through the telescoping guide, then continue threading as usual. This might give a little more distance for the thread to unwind and allow it to relax a bit more before reaching the wickets the thread has to go through to be threaded. I sometimes do that with metallic threads since they routinely have a bit more torque. Let me know if it helps!
PS not that I know a lot about sewing machines... :lol: :roll:

[ANNE E.]

Hi Wendy,
I also had this problem on my Janome 6600 and found that if I put an empty spool on the spool holder and then put my reel of thread on top of that then run the thread through the little thread guide on the top of the machine not the one that brings the thread up and over from the spool it brings the thread of sideways. This is good for stacked threads and flat threads that mustn't twist as they come off. Hope this is understandable. What machine do you have?
I posted about this some time ago.
Hope this helps
Happy quilting
Anne

[ANNE E.]

Wendy if you can find my posts ....on page 4 right down to the bottom there is a post headed Janome 6600. There are a lot of good ideas from TQS members.
Hope you can find it.
Anne

[ANNE E.]

Is the reel of thread the right way up? (stop laughing) I recall being told at college that the reel/spool works better if it is on the machine so that the printing is the right way up to read.

[Norma H.]

not laughing at all. I was taught that too, but when I mentioned it to someone (I don't remember who) I was told that this is not the case nowadays. Maybe we should direct this to Dr. Bob?

[Norma H.]

I find that threading the thread through a packing peanut before it goes though the thread guides solves a lot of twist problems, especially with metallics.

[wendy w.]

What on earth is a packing peanut? I want one :lol:

Thank you for the replies I shall read them after tea again and absorb

[Nancy R.]

Hi Wendy -

Packing peanuts are those styrofoam blobs that are used to cushion things in the mail. (We like to call them robot poop in my circles....)

I've never heard of doing this, but it sounds like a good idea. I'll have to save some peanuts if I ever get them again. Seems like companies are getting more eco-aware and are using paper and other packing materials more often.

Nancy

[Lorna B.]

My niece calls them ghost poop.

[wendy w.]

Well I never I've got a few things to try. Thanks folks

[Margo C.]

According to Dr. Bob Purcell, threads that are "stacked" on a spool should unwind from the side of the spool to avoid twisting.

Think of a roll of toilet tissue paper. When you pull it off the cardboard tube from the side, like when it's mounted on a tissue holder, the paper comes off straight and flat.
If you pull it off the side of the toll, like when it's just sitting on the counter or vanity top, the paper will be severely twisted. Same thing with the thread.

Threads that are "cross-wound" (like most large cones for long-arm machines) should unwind from the top of the cone, and work well with a weighted cone holder with a thread guide directly over the cone.

You might find more helpful info on his troubleshooting chart: http://www.superiorthreads.com/media...ting_Guide.pdf

[wendy w.]

I understand that Margo but the problem was my spool holder only standing one way but I'm going to try the coffee mug first

[wendy w.]

Don't forget to drink all the coffee first :wink:

[Maureen A.]

Hi Wendy -

Packing peanuts are those styrofoam blobs that are used to cushion things in the mail. (We like to call them robot poop in my circles....)

I've never heard of doing this, but it sounds like a good idea. I'll have to save some peanuts if I ever get them again. Seems like companies are getting more eco-aware and are using paper and other packing materials more often.

Nancy

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