I'm convinced, my machine hates cotton :'(
02-19-2013, 03:56 AM
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Superior Threads makes several of the lines that have been mentioned. They're wonderful to deal with and will help you any way they can. Masterpiece, King Tut, Bottom Line for bobbins, etc. all great threads.
02-19-2013, 05:49 AM
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I had someone tell me who uses both Janome and Bernina, that the Janome is geared different and the right to left sewing can cause a problem. I know the 1600 is for speed but perhaps slowing down a mite when changing directions would help too.
02-19-2013, 06:38 AM
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My machine may be different from yours. I have the 1600DBX and I bought a "lifetime" supply of DB Organ needles, 90/14. While the machine was on the frame, I had no thread or sewing problems, but I had to give up my frame space; I then set the machine up on a large corner table to do only FMQ. I kept having thread problems and couldn't resolve the issue; I finally ordered a Janome 6300. It was only after the 6300 had shipped that I played with the stitch length knob on the 1600; I had put it on "0" as you can normally do with any machine when you FMQ. That was the problem with the 1600 and it worked fine after I put the stitch length to 3. Now I have stored the 1600 along with the frame parts and hope that someday I will be able to have my frame space back. I can then use both machines, having 2 different machine quilting projects going.
02-19-2013, 07:00 AM
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Try using a Inspira topstitch needle.
I have a Janome 1600P and I am seriously staring to hate it :'( I've had soo many thread problems I want to cry, the most annoying and stressful thing is it breaks thread like crazy! as I am making a pass across my quilt I swear it will fray/snap the thread 3 times before I make it to the end 
. My tension is just right so there are no peeps. I've tried Superior thread and Tri-lock thread they both do the snap thing! agh! when I am doing a cotton quilt...but I will be darned if every time I make a flannel little baby blanket I can use whatever brand thread I want and it won't snap once! agh, my machine must hate cotton I have also used coats & clark and it seems to do ok with that but I can't find spools big enough because I don't want to buy a thousand little spools just to do one quilt I am soo tired of this machine...does anyone recommend another brand mid-arm quilting machine because I don't know how much longer I can stand having this machine in my house :'(
. My tension is just right so there are no peeps. I've tried Superior thread and Tri-lock thread they both do the snap thing! agh! when I am doing a cotton quilt...but I will be darned if every time I make a flannel little baby blanket I can use whatever brand thread I want and it won't snap once! agh, my machine must hate cotton I have also used coats & clark and it seems to do ok with that but I can't find spools big enough because I don't want to buy a thousand little spools just to do one quilt I am soo tired of this machine...does anyone recommend another brand mid-arm quilting machine because I don't know how much longer I can stand having this machine in my house :'(
02-19-2013, 07:22 AM
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I have a Janome 1600P and I am seriously staring to hate it :'( I've had soo many thread problems I want to cry, the most annoying and stressful thing is it breaks thread like crazy! as I am making a pass across my quilt I swear it will fray/snap the thread 3 times before I make it to the end . My tension is just right so there are no peeps. I've tried Superior thread and Tri-lock thread they both do the snap thing! agh! when I am doing a cotton quilt...but I will be darned if every time I make a flannel little baby blanket I can use whatever brand thread I want and it won't snap once! agh, my machine must hate cotton I have also used coats & clark and it seems to do ok with that but I can't find spools big enough because I don't want to buy a thousand little spools just to do one quilt I am soo tired of this machine...does anyone recommend another brand mid-arm quilting machine because I don't know how much longer I can stand having this machine in my house :'(
. My tension is just right so there are no peeps. I've tried Superior thread and Tri-lock thread they both do the snap thing! agh! when I am doing a cotton quilt...but I will be darned if every time I make a flannel little baby blanket I can use whatever brand thread I want and it won't snap once! agh, my machine must hate cotton I have also used coats & clark and it seems to do ok with that but I can't find spools big enough because I don't want to buy a thousand little spools just to do one quilt I am soo tired of this machine...does anyone recommend another brand mid-arm quilting machine because I don't know how much longer I can stand having this machine in my house :'(
02-19-2013, 07:49 AM
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I had that happen to me once. It was caused by a burr on my foot. I took my foot off and used my fingernail file, filed around where the burr was ( caused by a needle hitting the foot a couple of times ), smoothed out the sharp edges. I checked out all the other feet and they were ok, I also filed around the plate where the needle enters, this cleared up the breakage of the thread.
Take a q-tip and swab slowly around the area that might have a burr and watch for any pulling of the cotton on the swab, feet, plate, bobbin area, etc.
Take a q-tip and swab slowly around the area that might have a burr and watch for any pulling of the cotton on the swab, feet, plate, bobbin area, etc.
02-19-2013, 12:11 PM
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Yep I have a bunch of the 90/14 topstitch needles and have tried new ones of those and it still has the breaking problem. I may have to try the crocus cloth and see if that helps. I am also going to try that stitch length and put that on 3...hope it helps 
Thanks everyone!
Thanks everyone!
02-19-2013, 01:03 PM
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Maybe you'll come back and read over this thread--your needle breaking the thread problem--I have a Gammill, and recently we had a problem with the thread breaking, breaking, breaking--and someone suggested spritzing it with water. We tried that, and it worked. Just a spritz on your spool of thread.....
02-19-2013, 01:30 PM
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Are you talking about longarm quilting - freeemotion or panto, or DM....it has something to do with moving faster than the machine can make the stitch...have you tried slowing down a bit? By going too fast causing the needle to flex and thus snap the thread.........
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