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needle comes unthreaded
TC Sew What Advanced NY USA Member since 10/27/08 Posts: 35	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/3/11 9:04 PM I have a Bernina 1100DA, that I was given. I chnaged needles- to the factory authorized ones I got from the dealer. And now the needle comes unthreaded after sewing a few inches. . Any ideas on why? Or how to fix it? I have re-threaded it. And I have re-threaded the loopers first and then the needle. Should I try a different needle? Adjust the tensions? Thanks for any insight you can provide.
Rhonda in Montreal   Advanced Beginner QC CANADA Member since 12/9/04 Posts: 2008	Login to reply to this post In reply to TC Sew What Like this post Date: 7/3/11 9:18 PM Hi! Were you "given" the machine's Manual also?? ... Might be a place to look. There are manuals on-line, too, eh... HTH Rhonda ------ You are most welcome to visit us at: www.rhotos-rag.blogspot.com/
TC Sew What Advanced NY USA Member since 10/27/08 Posts: 35	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/5/11 8:16 AM I got nothing but the machine and the threading order. i bought the manual and everything else from Bernina. I am using the needle they sold me. The manual does not address this problem- I checked that first. The tension in the needle thread seems tight. I have loosened it. It is fine from spool thru the tracks down the top. Then as it snakes thru the machine, it gets tight. I wonder if it is catching on something.
tourist   Intermediate BC CANADA Member since 7/23/07 Posts: 5477	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/5/11 10:09 AM TC - this is a serger? Yes, check the tensions. I usually pull each thread a bit and see if they are too loose or too tight and if they are not moving at all, check at each point in the thread path and see where it is stuck. sometimes it can get wound around a thread guide or something silly like that and I miss it somehow. Check to make sure the thread antenna is all the way up and that the thread is feeding freely. One of my machines hates it when I use bobbins and is only happy with thread cones, Check the needle to make sure it is inserted correctly. A backwards needle will sometimes be the problem. ------ http://bgballroom.wordpress.com to follow the progress on my next ballgown.
StacieG2002   Advanced Beginner IL USA Member since 4/12/07 Posts: 212	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 7/11/11 4:49 PM Also, try different thread. I had the same issue with the lower looper but when I changed threads it magically stopped. I guess some servers are picky about thread.

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