beckyezra wrote:
If the troubleshooting tips do not resolve the problem, please take your machine (and a sample of the problem) to your repair person. My machine needed a needle to hook alignment, after that the problems disappeared.

Diane

thanks every body, it is really helps, as i said when i will solve the porblem or find the source of it, i will let you guys know. have great fruitful week ahead and many plesir quilting time

Becky, I have found that my machine likes an 80/12 or 75/11 needle best for FMQ. If you are using an embroidery thread you will need to use an embroidery needle. Just another couple of suggestions. Michelle and everybody else thanks for all the wonderful tips, I will be looking for this thread in the future I just know it.

Michelle that more or less makes sense of why I had trouble using masterpiece thread with my clumsy hands. When I am a bit more accomplished I'll try again.
I had a look at your website - wow!

Michelle, I haven't had the problems Becky talks about yet, but have to say you provided an outstanding primer which I know I will refer to if needed. Really nicely explained! Thanks!!!

First, be sure it is actually a skipped stitch. Is there an empty hole? If so, then yes it is skipping. If it is just a long stitch with no hole underneath, then you are going faster than need be and that makes the stitch longer.

If it's a true skipped stitch, it is often caused by needle deflection. Needle deflection is when the needle flexes a tiny bit away from the hook as you are maneuvering the fabric around. The pressure of your movements pulls slightly on the needle, and if it pulls away from the hook, the bobbin thread cannot catch the top thread to make the stitch.

You can go up one size of needle and see if that helps. A larger needle will be stronger because it's a bit thicker... so may resist the movement away from the hook. Of course, if it's too big, the hook can hit the needle and you'll hear a tapping sound, which is not good. One or two sizes up like to a 14 or so should not be a problem.

You can try to move your hands smoother so no sudden jerks or sharp movements that could pull the needle aside. (You cannot see the needle moving aside, it is so subtle to the eye) Slowing down might help too, but smoothness is key.

You can use a larger thread with the original size needle, which will allow the bobbin thread to catch it better. You can try thicker thread with the larger needle too.

Let us know if any of these help!

i am going to discover it soon, tnx!!! betty

Becky, Most ideas have been covered here, but I discovered back in my fashion fabric days that some brands of machine needles in my 1230 can cause this to happen. Singer needles don't do as well as Schmetz and Superior for the 1230, for instance. Just another idea. Here's hoping you get it solved. In my humble opinion, having to change thread to a heavier thread should not have to be an option.

i DONT use SR because i have the old one and it is good for only strate lines (so i was told).
i cant take a pix becasue i just cut all the 'jumping' or skiping so you see only small quilting legnth, mute/brake and then some more quilting.
the dealer told me few days ago, that i need to use thicker thread...havey niddle....daaa!
but i hope that i can over come if i will quilt up and down BUT i want a miandering quilting so it can not be only left and right but left and right as well...
next time i will take a pix and show you (hopefuly i will discover the solution for this furstrating issue and i will let you guys know)
thanks for every body that helped !!!
cheers

Becky, This happens to me sometimes when I'm free motion quilting to the left. The way my sewing technician described it was that when you are sewing forward or backwards, the thread moves around the rotary hook the way it was designed. When you quilt to the right or the left, the thread now makes a different pattern and the rotary hook may not be able to catch it so that is why you have a skipped stitch. (The 800 series of Berninas use an oscillating hook which eliminates this issue.)

So, he adjusted my stitch slightly. I tightened my bobbin tension about 5 minutes--if you were looking at a clock face. This two adjustments helped; but, it still happens sometimes. So I have learned to watch every stitch and when it doesn't catch, I will try to make a stitch in that same hole or will move the fabric ever so slightly to get a stitch to catch. I quilt on a Bernina 1630 and I so feel your frustration!

I don't have a BSR; but I do know that people who had that skipping problem changed the setting. One option the machine stops when you stop and the other option it continues stitching--I think I remember this from a friend describing it to me. Hang in there and let us know what ends up working for you!

Becky, could you do a sample with loops and then take a photo of both the top and the back so we could see what it looks like. Might make it easier to see what is happening. I do know that if your stitch length is too long on some Bernina BSRs that it tends to skip. You might try shortening the stitch length and giving your machine more time to do its thing.

it may not be the machine tension being unbalanced. It may just be that the tension setting needs to be adjusted based on the thread weight and whatever you're using for batting.
When using a heavier weight thread reduce the tension anywhere from zero to 3 depending on how the stitch is forming and whether or not there are pokies on the top or bottom.

Teri

Good luck it is very frustrating. Take some of your fabric with you, I've found the dealer uses thick fabric and thread so of course the problem may not show up.

What signs indicate problems with my machine’s tension? The following may indicate issues with tension: stitches not forming properly, anything unusual with your stitches or the construction of your project, skipped stitches, looping or gathering of the fabric.- well that is the answer, but i did it already so i am on my way to the dealer....