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by blueeyedblonde 29 May 2012 ( edited May 29'12 17:25 )
+32

Help! I went to do a test piece and the bottom is very bulky - like there is a ton of thread at the back. I changed bobbin thread and the needle and that only makes a little difference. What else can I try?

It's the lettering in my program that I'm using.

Comments (9)
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by claudenicolas 29 May 2012
+9
Have you verify the tension?
Is it the same with another design?
Sometimes letters are difficult to embroider.
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by blueeyedblonde 29 May 2012
I tried changing the tension.
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by shirlener88 29 May 2012
+8
Perhaps you need a heavier stablizer.
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by blueeyedblonde 29 May 2012
It's on jean material which I have done a lot on with no problem. (haven't done lettering though)
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by undergroundsue 29 May 2012
+7
Sounds silly but rethread you machine both top and bottom, making sure you get the thread tight in the guides.
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by blueeyedblonde 29 May 2012
yup - did that first.
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by pldc 29 May 2012
+6
is the design to small & or to dense,I agree with eveyones suggestions also the bottom weight of thread must match the top! hope you have better luck, Hugs Loralye
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by blueeyedblonde 29 May 2012
Now that I think about it, I think that it's very dense. Thanks.
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by nanabs 29 May 2012
+6
If you've re-threaded the machine on top and at the bobbin and also if you changed your needle make sure it's not in backwards. Sounds silly but it can happen. If that doesn't solve the problem it could be out of time. Hope one of these ideas help if not you may have to take it to your service man.
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by blueeyedblonde 29 May 2012
Not in backwards - thanks.
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by sewdoctor 29 May 2012
+5
You need to lower the density of your letters. You are stitching one stitch on another....In lettering, the density should be lower than for regular designs.
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by blueeyedblonde 29 May 2012
That sounds like what it might be - thanks.
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by susiesembroidery 29 May 2012
+5
Try to make the embroidery less dense by changing the type of stitch which you are embroidering in to a larger stitch length or a different stitch type(i.e. from satin to step stich) I hope this helps somewhat.***
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by blueeyedblonde 29 May 2012
yup - a couple have mentioned the denseness and now I think about it after seeing the suggestion, that sounds like what it is. Thanks.
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by pennyhal 29 May 2012
+3
Are you using bobbin thread?
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by blueeyedblonde 29 May 2012
I tried both regular thread and bobbin thread.
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by blueeyedblonde 29 May 2012
+3
Thanks everyone for your answers. I will go try some more.