Tips & Tricks

• When using a "Cone" be sure that it is below the thread guide and that the thread is being pulled upward off the cone with very little or no movement of the cone.
• Make sure that the thread is NOT being spun off the cone as the cone is far too heavy to maintain this action and the thread will break.
• You may need to adjust the tension starting with the bobbin tension.
• Tweaking the needle slightly to the right allows a slightly larger gap for the thread to pass behind the point of the hook assembly so that the thread path is as direct as possible.  The thread enters the needle hole at a better angle - avoiding friction, it avoids shredding and breaking.
• You may want to try skipping the last thread guide completely.
• You may want to check your needle - it may have a slight burr, causing the thread to catch and break.
• You may want to try using the same thread weight in the bobbin or changing the thread weight in the bobbin to 50wt. or 60wt.
• You may need a larger size needle with heavier thread.
• Check how the bobbin has been wound.  The aluminum bobbins that you want to use with some threads must be thicker ones. Note: The thin ones range up to .012 thinner than the thick ones.
• Run a very small bead of silicone down the cone, this will ease the thread through all the mechanisms.
• Dry cotton threads break.  To be on the safe side, try placing your thread in the freezer overnight to freshen it and get the humidity back into the cotton.  Always store your thread where it is cool.

The above tips & tricks for thread use in the longarm is brought to you by our friends at Valdani Threads.  Thank you.