WHAT'S CAUSING MY THREAD TO BUNCH??

For safety purposes, I'll suggest you check out how to take care of your sewing machine here before you move on to today's post.

I know we've all had that day were you're trying to meet up with Your sewing schedule but then the thread just keeps forming those loops underneath or over the fabric... You're like God!  Can you please just sew for me??  Pleaase!!

Well you have to concentrate on what's wrong and fix it because, your machine will not work unless you fix it even if you cry from now till next week.

First I'll like to point out that if you are having a recurring problem with birdnesting, it would be a good idea to start with cleaning the tension discs, the tension spring, the take up lever, and all the points in the threading path.

 Here are a few reasons why you are having the loops form under:

1) Check Your Tension Settings
Looping underneath the fabric usually occurs when there is not enough tension in the needle thread to pull the bobbin thread. Sometimes thread bunching can be caused by something as simple as the tension dial being inadvertently turned. Perhaps there is a small child in the house who was fascinated with this interesting dial? To begin balancing the thread tension, reset the dial to a medium number, on most machines this is in the 3, 4, 5 numbers range. Also, check to see if there are any tiny knots in the thread that have become caught in the thread path and stopped the thread from advancing.

2) Clean out dust and lint from your machine. One of the finest and simplest tools for removing clumps of dust from sewing machines are clean small bristle paintbrushes , measuring about 1 inch across, or even a clean small make-up brush.

3) Is the presser foot up?
Lol don't worry we're all guilty of this sometimes.

When ever the bunching occurs on top of the fabric, just know that it has to do with your bobbin (that under part where you attach the little thread). Before you start panicking, check these things out.
1. Is your bobbin threaded correctly?
If your machine uses a bobbin case, take the bobbin completely out of the case and re-thread it. make sure you have the bobbin thread engaged in the bobbin tension. A good test for this is to hold onto the bobbin thread with one hand. If the bobbin drops all the way to the floor, you missed the tension spring in the bobbin case.
2. Check the bobbin case tension?
If you have loosened the screw on your bobbin case to accommodate thicker threads for surface design work, you might not have re-adjusted it correctly for regular thread. After correctly threading the bobbin case, tug gently on the bobbin thread. You should feel some resistance, but the thread should move freely. If you have not made any changes to this tension setting, it is likely not to be the cause of any thread bunches, as it is set correctly at the factory. If you do adjust it, be sure to do so in small increments to avoid dislodging the entire screw.

Now that we've solved this Life problem, let's talk about the Lagos Fashion Design Week currently going on... who is attending? And how is it going so far..

Of course I'm here to answer any questions you might have so feel free to drop it in the comment section. Till next time XOXO