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Oh, yeh, one more thing I just thought of: Rethread the top thread and make sure the thread is not hanging up on the spool, spool pin, or wrapped around a thread guide. When my thread breaks after 3-4 inches, it's usually because something is stopping the top thread.
Install a brand new sharp needle (embroidery, top stitch, microtex, or universal) of the size that is compatible with the thread weight and fabric.
Drop the feed dogs. If you machine doesn't have the capability, there should be a feed dog cover in your accessory kit that needs to be covered,. This prevents the feed dogs from interfering with your manual maneuvering of the fabric.
Install a darning foot or free motion foot.
Test your stitch and adjust the tension so the threads meet in the middle of the fabric.
Then, it is a matter of practice, practice, practice...
Which model are you using? Creative 4.5?, On the newer machines it drops automatically once the embroidery attachment is hooked up. On older Creatives v2.x there is a slide lever in front of the presser foot on the front.
Could be caused by any number of things, but I would make sure your threads - upper and bobbin - are threaded correctly. Most importantly, use the free motion (darning) foot and even more important - be sure to put the presser foot lever down, but not all the way - it should rest on the little "shelf" so that it is hovering above your work. If you push it a little towards the rear of the machine while you are lowering it, it will find the shelf. And drop your feed dogs. You need to open the bobbin cover to locate the sliding lever to do this.
this is a known issue with the pfaff.....i have just bought the machine and it has thread uptake issues...thread tension issues and it comes unthreaded by itself often...leaving globs of thread on the bottom stuck in the feed dogs and under the throat plate.....then the stitches are not properly balanced because the tension gets too loose on the bobbin thread....very disappointed to find out it is a known issue with all the viking husqvarna made machines...which are pfaff, janome and viking.....sux.
Might be that you need to lower the tensions quite a bit, you'll have to juggle with top and bottom tensions though, and experiment for just this operation with the Sensormatic.
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