Well take a peek! Last nite I had the thread jams of all
thread jams. It was soo bad that my only option was to remove the top cover
pieces and carefully remove the thread.
While I had the cover off I took this video of my embroidery machine
while it was running/stitching out a design! If you look closely you can see the blue thread that I was
using, pass through the tension disks. #waycool
NOTE - I do not recommend taking the covers off your
machines at home. I have no idea if this will void your warranty or not..and
there are lot of computerized elements that could easily be damaged. The
particular machine that I was using is older and out of warranty.
What caused the major thread breakage/jam you ask? Well I'll
tell you. With the cover off I was able to watch the thread closely as it was
guided into the machine. Turns out..the thread on this particular spool was
jumping off the spool at an advanced rate. Yes jumping. Every time this enthusiastic
thread 'jumped' the thread wound itself around one of the guides until
finally it knotted itself. No wonder why my thread kept breaking all nite.
To solve this, I passed the thread through an additional
thread guide (the one normally used for winding bobbins) and that fixed it. (I also
tried putting the thread down on the table behind my machine but that caused too much drag).
So the lesson in all this is if you keep having thread breaks...try swapping spools of thread. Or changing the location of the
spool itself, because sometimes thread just has a mind of its' own.
Happy sewing!
-Kat
PS. Before I figured out that it was the actual spool of
thread causing the problem. I also changed my needle and my bobbin. And cleaned
out my bobbin casing area. Always try these steps too if you are having
problems with thread breakage. Sometimes the needle can be bent just slightly,
or the bobbin has accidentally been placed in upside down or is has a tiny thread caught in it...or dust caught in it. Just ask me how I know ;)
