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by blueeyedblonde 23 Oct 2010 ( edited Oct 24'10 10:11 )
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inside of my SIL's fleece jacket. I undid the ribbing at the back - enough so I could get inside to attach pockets.When I went to sew the ribbing back between the fleece and lining(the lining had batting attached), the machine would bunch up the thread. The machine would stop - telling me to rethread the machine, that the thread broke. I finally had to leave it messy as he was headed out the nex morn for hunting and I would fix it when he got back.

I tried changing needles and then thread.
Any other suggestions?

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by capoodle 23 Oct 2010
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Sometimes you have to do the old fashioned way and hand stitch/baste in place then machine stitch. If it still bunches up sometimes I use tissue paper on both sides before sewing.
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by blueeyedblonde 24 Oct 2010
Thanks - I'll have to try that.
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by bevgrift 24 Oct 2010
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If you lessen the pressure of the foot?? Maybe the batting is puffy and the heavy pressure of the foot is bunching.(also lengthen the stitch)
Good Luck
From Bev
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by blueeyedblonde 24 Oct 2010
I tried these and that didn't help. But you never know maybe try them together and it will - I tried them separately.
Thanks.
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by bikermomfl 24 Oct 2010
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try using a small piece of wss to stitch over, then touch with a little water and it's gone and you should be ok.
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by blueeyedblonde 24 Oct 2010
Thanks - he's back from hunting for a couple weeks and then going again so I will try some of the suggestions (and hopefully one of them works) and then he'll be all set. Thanks.