still dont know if it is the thread or the pattern or the machine or me....

I've had the same problem on one or two designs in the last several years. I don't digitize designs, but isn't it curious that it would cause a mess at the same point each time?! The first time it happened I thought it was due to my inexperience. Then when it happened again (following year - Christmas towel design) I realized it wasn't me. There hasn't been a third time!!

So glad to hear it is all sorted out Becky

susan i sent you an e mail - it is embroidery design, buterfly lace.
let me know how do i send you the file.
i am curios too!

it is embroidery design

And I'm glad to know it's Not your machine! Probably not your thread, either

Yeah! May I ask what the design is? What company? The curious want to know!

thank you renata.
i think the problem was a big bird nest on the same place all the time, when my friend cleared it up, it continue normally until the end.
thank you all.
it was a bumpy road...

Becky, I'm not a fan of putting thread in the freezer only because I'd be worried about moisture from the thread getting into the inner workings of my machine and creating other problems. However, I have known people to have problems similar to yours in the winter when the air in the house is drier because of having to heat the house. Putting a small humidifier in your sewing room, if your place is too dry, may be the solution you are looking for. My sister was having problems with her machine (she has a wood burning stove in her living area and the dry heat was circulating up to her open-space studio) but when she put a humidifier up there, she had no more problems with her machine. She only experiences problems in the winter.

I also found this URL that supports this idea: http://www.emblibrary.com/EL/elprojects/Projects.aspx?cs_productid=pr1702 and paragraph five supports the idea of using a humidifier in the winter. This article also offers other good advice for problems with embroidery so I thought you might like to see it.

Wishing you a quick resolution to your problem!

Does it happen in other designs? It could be just a poorly digitized design with a certain spot of too much thread build-up.

If you want to send me the design, I'd be glad to try it on my machine & see what happens & then "destroy" the file afterwards

thank you all, i tried yesterday and it happend again....s**t!
but i realized some thing wired that on the same point on the embroidery all the problem happened.
i reduce the tension, do followed all the suggestions that you suggested.
today i will do last effort by putting the thread in the freezer, just before the place that it start making problems.
i will let you know guys,
thanks again for all the suggestions!!!
cheers

Isacord is great thread too. Like Susan says, I have built my thread collection a few spools at a time & now I have hundreds from which to choose.

You really have to learn what your particular machine likes best & the proper tensions (top & bottom) for each kind of thread when you are embroidering or sewing. Try starting a thread bible to record your findings-you will not regret it!

it happend in the middle, and all the mess happend when i tried to do free standing lace.

i live in the netherlands

yes, i heard about isacord, i think i will try them soon.

thanks for every one for the advice, seems i need to try to see all kind of troubleshooting in this situation.

cheers

Becky, make sure you are threading with the presser foot UP so the thread gets in the tension disk. When is the mess happening, at the beginning of stitching, or in the middle?

I, too, have a lot of inexpensive thread, purchased when I first bought my embroidery machine. Now, I use it for free-standing lace designs, but have to watch for thread breaks. When the thread breaks happen, I just back up a bit and continue on.

Where do you live?

Isacord can be found "relatively" inexpensively sometimes online. I built my stash a few at a time and have not had any problem with this line except for the black, which appears thinner that the rest and unravels.