![]() The final woe is frequent breaking of the top thread. If the back thread is floating, tighten it. ![]() If the top thread is floating, loosen your tension. When a thread is floating, the twist is just above or just beneath the fabric, but not properly in the batting. Eyelashes pull that twist all the way to one side of the quilt making it obvious that the tension is off. Essentially, a proper stitch puts the “twist” of the bobbin and top threads squarely in the middle of the batting out of sight, making gorgeous stitches on both the top and the bottom. They’re just as problematic because they can easily snag and break, but they look less awful. Videosįloaters are threads that sit at the surface of the fabric and can be harder to spot than eyelashes. Remember, a larger number means tighter top tension, and a smaller number means a looser top tension. The buttons and knobs on your machine indicated as tension adjustment per your manual are for the top tension- use those as you work with me today. In nearly all cases, tension troubles for free motion quilting can be solved with the steps and tips I will outline below and adjusting the top tension only. Bobbin tension is a totally different thing that is usually managed by your service technician unless you are working on a longarm or industrial machine and is beyond the scope of what I’m talking about here. ![]() That fiasco made me passionate about proper tension, and I'm going to share this information today because it is absolutely critical to your quilty success.Ī brief note: I am adjusting the TOP TENSION at all times during this video and throughout the post. In fact, one memorable fiasco that started with an hour of happy quilting resulted in four hours of frustrated unpicking. ![]() When all is well, tension helps us sew beautiful stitches, but when something goes wrong, nothing brings out the sailor in me quite like tension problems. ![]()
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