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The bottom is feeding in faster than the top

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Check your presser foot pressure - may be tooo high.

Posted on Oct 19, 2013

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My machine is nesting on the bottom. How to fix that?

The bobbin is not right or was not created tight enough to provide a secure feed. Or you just don't have the machine threaded properly. Make sure when you thread you get the thread through the holders correctly so the right amount of tension is applied while feeding the thread during sewing.
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Fixing the tensions. Bottom thread is too loose.

Although a bobbin tension adjustment may be needed it is more likely the issue you are having is related to a failure of top thread feed or tension.


To test top thread feed and tension, place presser foot up and needle up. Select a tension setting of approximately four (4). Make a long slow steady pull of top thread. The thread should advance easily through the needle eye with out hesitation or snagging. This is "no tension" of top thread as foot is up. Any snagging would imply uneven feed from top spool or miss-threading.


Now place foot down and make another long slow steady pull of top thread. Note the difference in no tension (foot up) and selected tension (foot down). Again the thread should advance through the eye of the needle without snagging or abrupt change in tension.


If you find no problem with top thread tension then you can do a test of bobbin tension. With needle up and foot up, make a long slow steady pull of bottom thread. It should advance smoothly from the bobbin (case) without snagging or abrupt change in tension. It should have a similar tension to top thread foot down.


Comment below with your results so I may assist further if need be.
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When sewing with walking foot through 3 layers of fabrics are feed dogs in up or down position?

You should have the feed dogs up, grabbing and moving the lowest layer of the fabric. This is the standard position of the feed dogs, unless you are doing free-hand motion or darning stitches.

The advantage of the walking foot is that it keeps the top layer of fabric moving even for fabric layers that don't stick together under a standard foot. If the feed dogs are below the cover plate, you have the same problem with the fabric layers moving at different rates. It just reverses which layer feeds faster than the others.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells
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Can i use a walking foot to make a buttonhole on my 320 alna sewing machine

I don't see any reason to use a walking foot for sewing a buttonhole. The purpose of a walking foot is to move the top and bottom fabrics together. Feed dogs sometimes tend to move the lower fabric faster than the top fabric--a walking foot helps prevent that.

If you don't have a buttonhole foot for your machine, you can still stitch a buttonhole using a different presser foot.

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Doing free motion quilting, feed dogs down, and the thread keeps jamming under the plate. It jams the needle and there's several small lengths of thread maybe 1/2 inch jammed below.

Slow down the movement of the needle. Make movement of the fabric a little faster. If this happens when you are sewing fabric with the feed dog operating then the bobbin tension is too tight (top set at four). Also, make sure the pressure foot isn't set too tight. If the material is thin you will probably need to use stabilizer.
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Why does the top fabric come out longer when sewn?

Because there is more drag on the top than there is on the bottom, from the pressure foot.

There is a solution, however; Singer and many other companies offer an even feed foot that you can use place of your standard one. That foot offers the same teeth on the top that is already in the feed dogs, and it will even out the feed.

Your machine probably takes a low-shank foot--most modern machines do.
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How can I get my Bernina 750 to feed the top and bootom fabric pieces for quilts evenly

Try using a walking foot. The issue most quilters face when working with any sewing machine is that there is a force being applied to move the bottom fabric but the top fabric is only moving based on friction with the bottom fabric. This can cause the bottom fabric to move quicker than the top. A walking foot helps solve this issue by placing a second set of feed dogs on the top of the fabric to mirror the force being applied on the bottom, allowing both pieces of fabric to move evenly.

Hope that helps!
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My white speedylock 1600 is being difficult.. The top threads lay and look perfect.. but the bottom threads are loose.. What can I do about this?

This machine has differential feed (top tension is different from bottom and fabric feed rate can be different from bottom). turn the dials for tension and feed rates to adjust. Adjust bottom tension to tighten bottom threads and possibly speed up bottom feed rate. Tough to say without more info.

Good luck and please rate me.

From White Sewing web site.

"Are wavy fabrics making you seasick? Do puckers leave a sour taste in your mouth? Then you need differential feed. It eliminates distortion and wavy seams when serging knits, plus it prevents puckers and pulled seams on lightweight fabrics. Turn the dial again for instant gathers.
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I have a quilting foor for my Elna Lotus Sp but don't know how to attach it can you please help

If you mean a walking foot that has feed teeth on the top and feeds from both top and bottom.....the arm of the foot needs to be above the needle clamp to lift the top feed as the needle rises out of the fabric.
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Puckered seams :-(

Try using a walking foot. It could be it's not the bobbin but the way the two layers are feeding together. Or, change feet. Or, try a new needle. Rethread the top needle, too--sometimes this alone fixes the problem.
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