I found some thread that Gracie likes -
50 wt - 3 ply - polyester -
BOB told me to check the manual -
And I should have listened to her sooner - LOL -
It's the same type as the Maxilock Serger thread that I've been using -
So my thread breaks could be due to the thread being OLD -
Anyway -
I got some NEW thread -
And chose a LIGHT TAN for the top thread -
And BLACK for the bobbin -
Then re-loaded my Imperial Bargello -
And re-quilted some of the lines that I had previously "un-sewn" -
The top tension is tight enough that the back side doesn't show light pokies -
I'm talking about the row in the middle of the photo -
The row on the right is one of the ones that I'm trying to replace -
I don't like seeing the yellow pokies on the back -
But I can't take out all of those rows just yet -
I need some of them to hold the batting in place -
While I redo the first round -
On the top -
The row on the left - in the red/gold section - has black pokies from the back -
But you can hardly see them -
It's the one with the threads looped so you know which one I'm talking about -
The next row to the right - in the white/gold section - shows the black pokies -
But I'm hoping that those will come out in the wash -
Black pokies on the top should blend in more than light pokies on the back -
I could always use the same color of thread on the top and the bottom -
To hide all of the pokies -
But sometimes that just doesn't work for me -
And I can deal with pokies -
Far better than I can deal with thread breaks - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
Hopefully you will be moving right along with quilting now. I have never tried quilting with old thread on my domestic. So, I don't know if thread breaks would be a problem on a domestic.
ReplyDeleteI rarely ever use the same color thread on top and bottom. You could tighten your bobbin tension the tiniest little bit. A couple of the famous quilters said they would much rather have the pokies showing a tiny bit on top because the thread sinks into the middle of the quilt eventually. I'm not sure how that works.
ReplyDeleteI also rarely use the same color of thread top and bottom. Often I don't use the same thread top and bottom. I use Glide on top and DecoBob or Glide 60 on the bottom. Will stop using DecoBob even though I love it because it is made in China. Glide made in USA.
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