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Thread tension? The thread continually knots up on the back of the material. I have tried adjusting the tension tighter, but it does not seem to help. I can sew a few stitches & then it knots up again. I have re-threaded everything to make it is correct in the needle & the bobbin.

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  • MaddisDad Nov 18, 2007

    I have exactly the same problem (I think): when I sew, can get a few stitches in, and then the machine freezes up and there is an excess of top side thread (I used different colors to troubleshoot).  I tried adjusting the tension as well, to no avail.

  • Anonymous Dec 30, 2007

    I get a lot of excess thread and the machine stops.

  • my3pets May 01, 2008

    The thread on the bottom bunches up and I can't sew. The machine freezes.

  • Anonymous Feb 04, 2009

    just sews few stitchs then locks up in bobbins loose threads on back material. [email protected]

  • buhhhh Feb 25, 2009

    I would tend to disagree, because I have the blue model and came here with the same problem.

  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2014

    when sewing over material thread is stretches well but below remains in addition the thread is not stretches

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I own this little gem of a machine. It definitely sews a perfect stitch. I'm assuming you own the green 3/4 size machine as denoted by your product number. The half size blue one pictured is incorrect.

Anyway, this machine sews a perfect stitch, due to the oscillating bobbin. Most sewing machines with rotary (drop in) bobbins don't have an easily accessible bobbin tension screw, which means your fabric is usually slightly puckered. Fiddling with only the upper tension helps very little. This frustrates me to no end for sewing long curtains, clothing side seams, etc. Wrong tension causes them to hang with puckers, making them look awful. With the Hello Kitty 3/4 size Janome, there is a screw on the bobbin case which allows you to adjust for every thread diameter perfectly. Always a perfect stitch, if you take the time to adjust this screw.

To adjust the bobbin for a perfect tension, load the bobbin into the bobbin case and thread it through the guide. Holding only the thread between two or three fingers, let the bobbin case dangle below. This will be slightly difficult, because the bobbin will want to fall out of the case. Don't worry, just don't move it around too much and it will stay in long enough for this test. If the metal bobbin case slowly drops lower, unwinding thread as it goes, the thread is too loose. Tighten the screw on the side of the bobbin case a little (about a quarter turn.)

If the bobbin case seems to be dangling firmly, give the thread a gentle tug, lifting up fairly quickly. If it doesn't release a couple of inches of thread, it's too tight, loosen the screw. You know the tension is perfect when a quick, light tug of the thread releases a couple of inches of thread.

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What am I doing wrong when the stitching on top of the material is ok and straight and the backside is knotting?
wrong bobbin tension , but amazingly its actually easier to adjust the top threads tension to compensate for it , use your tension knob to slowly adjust , try an inch , slowly adjust try an inch , and so on to get a top and bottom thread tension to match , this will need to be adjusted for each major change in fabric (aka , knits to woven )

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The carrier and bobbin are removed. Place the thread in the carrier with the thread dispensing counterclockwise. Place the thread between the metal pieces (tension). let the carrier hang from your finger and bob it slightly. It should extend one inch. If it doesn't then you can adjust it by turning the small screw slightly until it does what I said. Now, replace this assembly. The top tension you can start at three. The sewing should be an even pull between the upper and lower thread. If the thread knot is in the center of the material it is right. If the knot is under the material then raise the upper tension. If the knot is on the upper material then you should lower the upper tension. The key is to start with the bobbin tension correct and adjust the upper tension until the knot is in the center of the fabric

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Are you using a plastic bobbin? I had that problem using plastic bobbins, Switched to metal bobbins and it solved that problem.

Also check to see if your bobbin's thread is wound tightly around it. If you can 'squeeze' the wound thread and it feels like it's not firm, the bobbin might need to be rewound.

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I have Kenmore model 38512102990. I'm having trouble with the thread bunching up when I changed the bobbin, and then the thread gets all twisted up around the bobbin and I can't sew.
Hello

You are probably threading the machine incorrectly. Re-thread the machine very carefully as per your instruction manual.

If the problrm persists then You have a thread tension adjustment problem here

There is a tension adjustment knob this is usually located at a point in the thread's travel approximately half way down the sewing machine's head and the point where the thread is looped into a "tension spring"

It is at that point that you need to do your adjustment,tighten it slightly and make a pass of some trash cloth through the machine,if the thread's knotting up has improved adjust a little more test again until the proper tension is set

It should be fairly evident once you start this process if the tension needs to be slightly tighter or slightly looser you may even have to "tweak" this setting slightly once you have the actual project material into it's run because the type of material and the thickness of the needle's pass will have a lot to do with the necessary tension setting.The thread should "lock" at the back side of the material passing thru the machine to have the proper tension setting

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Hello

You have a thread tension adjustment problem here

At some point in the threads travels to the needle,there is a tension adjustment knob--- this is usually located at a point in the thread's travel approximately half way down the sewing machine's head and the point where the thread is looped into a "tension spring" ---- it is at that point that you need to do your adjustment----- tighten it slightly and make a pass of some trash cloth thru the machine--- if the thread's knotting up has improved--- adjust a little more--- test again until the proper tension is set !!! It should be fairly evident once you start this process if the tension needs to be slightly tighter or slightly looser--- you may even have to "tweak" this setting slightly once you have the actual project material into it's run--- because the type of material and the thickness of the needle's pass will have a lot to do with the necessary tension setting--- the thread should "lock" at the back side of the material passing thru the machine to have the proper tension setting !!!

Hope this helps you

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Hi! Here are two things to check that generally cause problems like this:

1. Check that you're threading the machine correctly, especially the take-up lever.

2. It may be that you need to tighten the top tension. When the top tension is too loose, it'll cause big gobs of thread, like you say, on the back of the material. All this thread is actually top thread (not bobbin thread). (I recommend using different colored threads in your top thread and in your bobbin when you suspect tension problems.)

A couple of things to remember when you are adjusting the tension:
  • Always adjust the tension with the pressure foot DOWN.
  • Thread the machine with the pressure foot UP (so the thread can slip easily into the tension disks).
  • The higher the number on the dial, the tighter the tension.
  • Adjust in small increments. Stitch a few inches, check, adjust, stitch, check adjust--and repeat as needed.
I'm in the process of posting some photos about tension adjustments on www.robbiesews.blogspot.com. Check there later tonight and I should have them up.

Let me know if this helps, ok?


Robbie

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