Rod, Thanks for the tip. I will try that next time. I don't run into any problems with L/C designs on fleece jackets and vests, just those blankets were giving me trouble so I thought maybe it was to much stitching for the fleece but who knows. Aaron Sargent The Linen Barn linen@xxxxxxxxxxx 541-770-2957 Medford, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod or Sharon" <springer37@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:16 PM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Inconsistent Stitching > Usually I have found that the presser foot will cause issues like this on > fleece. The material needs to be compressed by the presser foot more so > than > on other material so that absolutely "0" flagging can take place. We ran > into that with a customer lately with some thick sweatshirts. They were > setting the presser foot to just clear the top of the material and having > large numbers of thread breaks. I had her set the presser foot all the way > down ( XT model), and raise it 2 clicks and their problem went away..... > > Rod Springer > > Rod & Sharon Springer > Embroidery Cottage > Melco Amaya Technician & Trainers > Design Shop Pro+ & Digitizing > Boise, ID 83713 > 208-938-3038 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linen Barn" <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:22 PM > Subject: [amayausers] Re: Inconsistent Stitching > > >>I ran 30 jacket backs on the Sanmar JP54, 130k stitches and they ran with >> 0-3 thread breaks and a few bobbin changes per jacket. The design is 2 >> dwarf >> racing cars with checkered flags, 2 color lettering with outline. I had >> 5 >> Fleece blankets to run with the same design and the first blanket had >> over >> 15 thread breaks. Nothing had changed besides the garment and it was >> very >> frustrating. Something about the fleece it didn't like. Rather than >> spending the time to figure it out I just ran the other 4 on my Tajima >> (which took 1 1/2 hours longer to run) but didn't have the thread breaks. >> I >> know this doesn't help your problem at all but anyways :) >> >> Aaron Sargent >> The Linen Barn >> linen@xxxxxxxxxxx >> 541-770-2957 >> Medford, OR >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 9:46 AM >> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Inconsistent Stitching >> >> >>> The fleece blanket got me thinking...some fleece is great stuff, >>> other fleece is just chock full of lint and crap... >>> so if you find your bobbin area is full of the stuff...then your >>> problem may be solved by cleaning out between >>> every couple of garments. >>> The lint gets into everything, including the bobbin case...and as my >>> first post mentions, can screw up the tension. >>> Ball of lint gets into the case, tightens up the thread...sewing goes >>> nuts...then suddenly that ball of lint pops through, >>> now the bobbin runs fine while you tear your hair out! >>> Good luck... >>> =========================================================== >>> >>> The AmayaUsers Mailing List >>> Website: http://www.amayausers.com >>> Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list >>> >>> =========================================================== >> >> =========================================================== >> >> The AmayaUsers Mailing List >> Website: http://www.amayausers.com >> Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list >> >> =========================================================== > > =========================================================== > > The AmayaUsers Mailing List > Website: http://www.amayausers.com > Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list > > =========================================================== > =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================