Sudden knotting under fabric

Suddenly there seems to be great loose needle tension -- the thread is knotting under the fabric and very little bobbin thread is being pulled out.... tried adjusting the needle tension practically every number

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Anonymous Mar 12, 2014

The needle thread is forming loops on the bottom of the fabric the the tension is set to the maximum. The bobbin thread is the same as the needle thread. I have removed, cleaned and lubricated the hook, cleaned under the needle plate, rethreaded the machine numerous times, changed needles, and tried several fabrics for testing. What am I overlooking? Please help.
Anonymous Mar 12, 2014

The thread under the curtain fabric, keeps getting caught & jamming, how do I adjust the knobs to fix this?
Anonymous Mar 20, 2014

bottom thread is too loose. How di I adjust tension to fix it?
Anonymous Mar 25, 2014

even with a stabilizer even with a stabilizer
Anonymous Mar 26, 2014

I've tried smaller ball needle, adjusted tension, stitches hold on area of fabric where there are not dotted flecks, but not on the flecked area
Anonymous Mar 26, 2014

How do I adjust thread tension on an old Necchi 539 model? It skips threads and I can't get it set correctly? Would it help to have a ballpoint needle? The fabric is rather thin and slippery.....
Anonymous Mar 30, 2014

using guterman thread. Needle thread also seems to loop right above needle eye.
to loop

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I have an Elna 2005 machine and had a similar but opposite problem whereby the tension up top was too tight - thread wouldn't pull smoothly. I found adjusting the feed dog lever slightly helped the stitches a lot, even though the needle tension up top is no better. Hope that helps! :-s

Posted on Oct 29, 2007

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