More embroidery natter
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amethyst73So I spent today doing a test run of a combo design that I'd put together: a monogram letter I'd got off the Interwebs and some text using one of the machine fonts. For the first time EVAR with this machine, I had a real screw-up: the spool thread got irretrievably caught under the fabric, in the bobbin race and under the face plate. I cut it out, removed the face plate, cleaned out the mess, and learned what a pain it is to snip out a color (and how much damage the fabric undergoes when you embroider over the same spot twice; I'm just lucky the area affected wasn't all that big).
The weird thing now?
Before this incident, I used to just let the top thread get sucked under during the initial knot production, and it was all fine. Now I've learned (through a little trial and error) that I have to do what the manual says: stick the spool thread through the embroidery foot, give myself a few inches, and hang on while it ties the knot. Otherwise, the knot doesn't get tied and I run the risk of getting another bird's nest.
I'm guessing the tension in the bobbin case has somehow gotten screwed up, and that maybe I need to take it apart and (very carefully!!!!) clean out the grooves. Any other suggestions?
..Oh. And the final embroidery on the actual project, which I did later, turned out fine. I'm thinking of adding a tiny bit of superglue or fray-check to the back in the parts that I know didn't knot correctly. Or maybe I'll just stick some fusible backing onto the back to tack everything down properly. Again, suggestions welcome.
The weird thing now?
Before this incident, I used to just let the top thread get sucked under during the initial knot production, and it was all fine. Now I've learned (through a little trial and error) that I have to do what the manual says: stick the spool thread through the embroidery foot, give myself a few inches, and hang on while it ties the knot. Otherwise, the knot doesn't get tied and I run the risk of getting another bird's nest.
I'm guessing the tension in the bobbin case has somehow gotten screwed up, and that maybe I need to take it apart and (very carefully!!!!) clean out the grooves. Any other suggestions?
..Oh. And the final embroidery on the actual project, which I did later, turned out fine. I'm thinking of adding a tiny bit of superglue or fray-check to the back in the parts that I know didn't knot correctly. Or maybe I'll just stick some fusible backing onto the back to tack everything down properly. Again, suggestions welcome.
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Date: 2013-10-13 05:47 am (UTC)I wouldn't use superglue on the back of your embroidery. Superglue bleeds, discolors fabric and thread, and it's crusty and gross. Fray-chek / Fray Block retains flexibility with no discernible texture change, and it -usually- doesn't discolor fabric or thread. I would first test it on the specific embroidery thread you're using, though, just to be sure. In my experience, Fray Block is invisible on cotton fabrics, but it does discolor custom-dyed silk.
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Date: 2013-10-13 07:08 pm (UTC)When I took off the face plate, there were several bits of thread among the feed dogs, so yeah, taking it off was definitely a good idea. I ended up using a hand vacuum with a narrow attachment to clean out the dust and crud out of the top area. (The intro class teacher recommended against trying to blow stuff out, as that had the risk of wedging things further in - hence the vacuum treatment.)
I'll run a test with the fray-block. The canvas-y stuff is 100% undyed cotton and the thread is Mettler polysheen, so it's unlikely to run, but definitely will test...
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