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Top stitching is jamming my machine Problem top stitching through stretch corduroy
rachella Advanced Beginner USA Member since 9/12/07 Posts: 4	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/8/11 12:39 PM Hi, I'm really not a newbie but this feels like such a newbie question. I have a Kenmore (Janome built) machine that should be able to handle this. I'm trying to topstitch a skirt seam through stretch corduroy, and I've used a denim needle, a universal, and now a heavy ball point needle. I can't sew more than 2 or 3 stitches before the machine jams and I have to cut the bobbin thread to get the fabric out. Any ideas? TIA! -- Edited on 9/8/11 12:40 PM --
Immelu   Intermediate KS USA Member since 5/6/06 Posts: 242	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/10/11 0:21 AM I had trouble when I first started top stitching. I had put the top stitching thread in the bobbin because I didn't know any better. Once I switched it out to regular thread, things were fine. Other than that, maybe it's a tension problem? You could mess with it and see what happens. One other thought...It might be useful to try a leather needle. That seems like overkill, but maybe it'd work. -- Edited on 9/10/11 0:23 AM --
quathy   Intermediate CA USA Member since 6/3/06 Posts: 766	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/10/11 0:29 AM I second Immelu - try regular thread in the bobbin, with the topstitch thread on top only. I would try a (new) larger denim needle if you still have trouble, and sometimes a little silicon lubricant on the needle and the topstitch thread helps, too.
PhyllisC Advanced MA USA Member since 8/2/02 Posts: 2004	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/10/11 6:26 AM A topstitch needle helps too, the longer eye keeps the soft thread from shredding. ------ Sewing = Fashion http://coudremode.com/ Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Brine   Intermediate IL USA Member since 11/21/04 Posts: 131	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/10/11 2:33 PM Rachella, if you aren't already doing this, hold the thread tails when you start stitching. I found that unless I do this when I am sewing stretchy-type fabrics they get pulled into the stitching plate and cause a jam. ------ Brine
Brine   Intermediate IL USA Member since 11/21/04 Posts: 131	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/10/11 2:33 PM Rachella, if you aren't already doing this, hold the thread tails when you start stitching. I found that unless I do this when I am sewing stretchy-type fabrics they get pulled into the stitching plate and cause a jam. -- Edited on 9/10/11 2:34 PM -- ------ Brine
aliann1   Intermediate CO USA Member since 12/8/07 Posts: 232	Login to reply to this post In reply to quathy Like this post Date: 9/10/11 3:01 PM I keep meaning to ask this question when I see this topic discussed. Over time, does the lighter thread break when it's used with the heavier top stitch thread?

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