- Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:23 pm
#16637
I have a consumer machine (Brother LB5000) that I'm using for a project with my daughter (sewing several layers of cotton duck material). I have started having an intermittent issue with severely tangled top thread under the plate, and I've realized that this is always preceded by a clicking noise in the tension plate. I can duplicate the noise when threading the machine by moving the thread in and out of the thread plates before threading though the thread takeup lever, so I think what is happening is that the thread jumps out of the tension plate. This seems independent of stitch type, speed, or tension setting. It happens with brand new needles, different threads, and it does not improve when I rethread the machine. I have experimented with adding a little bit of tension by lightly pressing my finger on the thread as it comes off the spool. This seems too prevent the problem, but sewing like this continuously is not viable.
Any suggestions will be very much appreciated!
JD James
Any suggestions will be very much appreciated!
JD James