Hi Chris, Love the bags, and the colours are so pretty! Sorry I can't help you out with your tension.

I love these Chris, especially in blue...what size are they?

Hi Chris, When I am doing any embroidery work on my Husqvarna Designer 2, I always set the tension at 2.2. I hope this helps you. These look great. Love Lorraine

I agree with Lorraine, lower the top tension to 2.2 or 2.0 or even 1.8. My Husqvarna Topaz 30 had the tension set to 2.8 for a while, like yours, but I had problems with the top thread, like loops, shredding and cut thread until, through trial and error, I lowered the top tension to 1.8 . I never use a 90/14 needle, I mainly use 75/11 and sometimes 80/12.
Hugs, Lidia
P.S.: Love your bags!

Don't know anything about the Husq. Chris but do love your bags/Lillian

Your zip bags are excellent. Love the colors. I haven't had to change the tension on my Designer SE while using it in the embroidery mode. The only time I alter tension is when I'm in sewing mode, making something with special fabric considerations (vinyl, faux leather, pre-quilted fabric, heavy fleece, etc.). The tension is set at 2.8 when I turn on the power so that's where it stays for embroidery. However, I might try Lidia's suggestion on thicker fabrics/projects in the hoop if trouble occurs.

Nice bags! how big are they?

These are very pretty.... my favorite colors! --Sharon

Love your fabrics, Chrs...lovve zip bags, too!

Love your bags!!! Over the years I have had several Husqvarna sewing and embroidery machines, never had a problem with tension. I bought a used Designer 1, the lady I bought it from said r she had had problems with the tension, the dealer even gave her a new machine, the I bought. She always used pre wound bobbins. I wind my own, never had any problem when I got it. Love all you work...
Kathy
VA

really pretty bags Chris & I do hope the suggestions given will help with your loopies. ~hugs~

My machines are Brothers so can't help with the tension issues but your bags are real cute in spite of the problems.

Your bags are very nice. Did not see any loopies??

Pretty bags! I use a 14 needle when I quilt, found using smaller needles did not always make correct stitches. Embroidery i use an 11. Way back when, when I was just sewing, a 14 was the needle everyone used. My machine is a Babylock Ellegante, so the tension numbers are different. For embroidery, I lessen the preset tension, as it's set at the factory for sewing, but for the quilting-freemotion and normal stitching, I leave it as it is.
Jo

Love them Chris hugs

Another couple cute little bags.Have you checked your bobbin area and the thread trace. Just the littlest piece of lint or thread can cause problems. Also Thread, fabric, needle ratio's.

Check to see if the bobbin is put in correctly and the thread is going in the right direction. I used to get loopies all the time, but after I had the machine serviced, they stopped.

I love those bags

They Awesome...Well done!!!

Beautiful!

Love these.

Nearly all time when the bottom thread loops or shows on top the culprit is usually the bobbin tension or threading.. I'll usually direct someone to check upper and lower threads to make sure they are in the tension disc correctly and also caught in the slot correctly in the bobbin, otherwise if it is correct I lower the top tension. There are a couple blocks I've done in a purchased quilt ITH that does this and had to resort to putting same color thread in bobbin [just to hide it]. But, rethreading the machines usually work. Hope you can make it work.

Love your bags very pretty colors.