[amayausers] Re: 60 weight thread - detail embroidery

EXACTLY!  :)  
 
That was my theory why it was breaking.  We would get what I like to call
gnats of thread on top.  Something that looks like a fly fishing lure... a
ball of thread that forms just before you hear the pop of the thread
breaking.  Since I went thru the trouble of changing needles, adjusting the
mat thick up and down, changing the thread feed roller and cleaning the
path, the only thing I could deduce next was that it was the way the thread
was coming off the small spools.
 
I used the spool holder but that didn't seem to do any better than using the
melco paper coasters.  What are the Thread Nets?  
 
When you say adjust accordingly on the lighter weight... what do you mean.
Run tigher on the mat thickness and the bobbin too or reverse?

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From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Itchin To Stitch
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 2:18 PM
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] Re: 60 weight thread - detail embroidery


John,
Do you have the small spool of Madeira 60 wt? If you do the problem could
very well be the thread dropping down from the spool and getting caught
which in turn causes your thread to break. I experienced this for a long
time before a Madeira rep called and I told her about it. Now when I use the
small 60 wt. spool I use the Madeira spool holder and thread net and viola',
no problems thereafter. I can give you her name and number if you would like
to contact her regarding this. She sent the thread nets to me free of
charge, the spool holders I purchased when I bought the thread, they were
pretty inexpensive.
You also need to adjust your material thickness accordingly as it's a
lighter weight thread. I also use cotton bobbins when using 60 wt. and have
one bobbin case adusted (tension) specifically for this. I always run with a
65/9 needle, Organ.
I've also heard very good reports about Isalon from Isacord. It's a 40wt.
poly that runs and sews like a 60 wt. I haven't tried it but would
definitely give it a try if the opportunity arose.
Good Luck!
Wendy Solomonson
Itchin' To Stitch
Arlington, MN
(507)964-2224

----- Original Message ----- 
From: John  <mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Yaglenski 
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:43 PM
Subject: [amayausers] 60 weight thread - detail embroidery

Ok, I know we talked about this a little recently, but I'm not sure I got
one question answered :)

1) Besides Madeira - are there any other brands that you all are using in
the 60 weight?  The spool we got of 60 in poly from them seemed to break a
lot (even after moving it from needle to needle and changing rollers etc.)

2) Needles... what brand do you use with the 60 weight.  60 or 65 needle
size?

3) Poly or Rayon in 60 weight? 


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