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OK, cuties once again need your advice.....these polos are those dri fit type fabric and I got the stitching done perfectly, however not without fits. First I used an old used bedsheet as stabilizer and it worked fabulous, soft yet held everything in place. Then I used a #9 needle and a topping on the tiny stitching.....again, looking at it is perfect, but on every other letter on the tiny text my thread shredded and I had to restring and run til the next 2 letters. Again the end result is what I need, but gosh, other than enlarging the tiny lettering is there anything else I can do to speed this process along. I will be doing a bunch of these and can't imagine the frustration at the thread shredding.........
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I have this problem too, especially with small letters and especially with candlewicking when using my Bablylock, but not on my Bernina. I find that using a topstitch needle instead of a sharp helps. Also, slowing down the speed. I can't get the Babylock to stitch slow enough, but my Bernina can go quite slow as it is an older machine. I hope someone else will have a better answer for the both of us!
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Thank you.....I did slow machine way down and didn't make a difference.....
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baydreamer
18 Sep 2018
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Maybe try a topping?
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Thank you, I did use a topping and it didn't make a difference.....
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A thread conditioner??
A different brand of thread. Floriani thread does this to me. It is wound one way Isacord is wound the other and does not shread.
A finer weight - I have a thread for text or script that is finer than my standard embroidery thread.
A needle with a larger eye - top stitch or metalic?
Sometimes one works sometimes another.
A different brand of thread. Floriani thread does this to me. It is wound one way Isacord is wound the other and does not shread.
A finer weight - I have a thread for text or script that is finer than my standard embroidery thread.
A needle with a larger eye - top stitch or metalic?
Sometimes one works sometimes another.
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That is alI use is Isacord thread, I did wonder if I needed a finer thread for thus small of text...
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Hi Vicki, great suggestions below, I've not done much stitching on those polo type fabrics, but what about a ballpoint needle? I know some fabrics require different needles and also threads differ! Love Chris
P.S. They look great, but I can see what you mean by the thread breaking, what a lot of frustration.
P.S. They look great, but I can see what you mean by the thread breaking, what a lot of frustration.
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Thanks Chris....yes it was certainly a pain in the behind!
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Definitely using bobbin weight thread on top for tip stitching is the answer. I helped a friend do small lettering on a quilted jacket and we had the same issue until changing to the finer thread. Sulky has a line of this type of thread in different colors just for this application. Hugs. Nan W
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Thank you so much, Nan........I will look into this finer thread for sure.....
Thanks for the info!
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dragonflyer
19 Sep 2018
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I feel your pain! Try using a 60 wt or 80 wt top thread and an 80 or 100 wt thread in the bobbin. Using standard #40 thread with a #9 needle can cause problems as the thread takes up too much of the needle eye with small stitching too....RNK Distributing makes a micro-tech thread just for small lettering...
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I wondered if it needed a finer thread......will check this out. I can't change my bobbin as I buy the prewound ones, with this multineedle machine I don't have a way to wind my own.
Maybe get one of those bobbin winders?
Vicki, will you machine take a metal bobbin? Mine uses paper sided prewounds Size L, but will also use a metal size L bobbin that I can wind myself with a stand alone bobbin winder...
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I use a ball point 75 large eye titanium and no show mesh stabilizer for knit shirts. Usually works great . Let us know what works best for you. Kay
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Will do......
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Hi my friend, well I never thought I would be giving some advice to you. I do a lot of lettering and I find with small letters it helps to lower the speed. I would also use a ball point needle.
I know your machine is a multi needle. I also only use prewound but I find there is no weight in the bobbin. I now wind the prewound on to a plastic bobbin and it works brilliantly.
I know your machine is a multi needle. I also only use prewound but I find there is no weight in the bobbin. I now wind the prewound on to a plastic bobbin and it works brilliantly.