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10191I do a lot of FSL and usually use Isacord without any problems. At the moment I am making bookmarks for my grandson's Pre-school Christmas sale and to cut the cost I'm using 1000mt spools of Moon thread with 2 layers of heavy duty WS. The thread occassionaly breakes during the first layer of the design but after that stitches without a problem. However, I do have to dust around the needle area after every completed design as the thread causes a fluff build up. Hope this helps.
5218Hi 'Blue',
I don't have that brand of embroidery thread, but when I first tried doing FSL I had a few breaks. What I've done is what Alma sort of does. I have an 8 thread stand attached to the back of the Husqvarna SE and when I thread it I don't pass it through the top of the silver guard - I'll add a picture of how I thread it.
I pass it through the loop on the lid of the machine and then down past the spindle and under and up to the silver thread section, but I don't go around the top of it - I miss that bit and put it under the silver section. I hope that makes sense to you. Once you get the thread right, you can't go wrong with FSL. Have a look at some of Shirlene's work hers is just gorgeous!
Love and blessings Chris
by bluedaisy
21 May 2010
Chris,
Thank you for taking the time to post the picture! What great advice! I will try this. I do love Shirlene's work!! What type of thread do you use? Thanks again! -Tania
234253I have the SE, but have not done FSL with marathon. It is not one of my favorites, but do something small and see what you think of it before you start a big project. I use 5000m spools most of the time, and I have not seen the marathon in those.
44810I have a Husqvarna Designer II quilt/sewing/embroidery machine. I use Marathon thread to do FSL and it works perfectly. I have had no breaks so far even where the FSL tends to be quite dense in some areas, such as little round knots. The Marathon thread makes a beautiful FSL fabric on my machine. I stand the tall 5000m spools in a tall coffee jar behind the machine and the thread runs smoothly up through the thread guide and then down into the machine. If you are having trouble, have you considered changing your needle brand? I use Organ needles 75/11 for FSL.
AlmaG.
by bluedaisy
21 May 2010
Alma-
Thank you for your advice. I am going to try your technique for threading along with Chris's! Do you always use 75/11 how about a 70? Thanks a bunch!
by almag
21 May 2010
I haven't used 70's and I think that in some of the designs I've stitched a 70 might break when working on some of the little 'round knots' which can get very dense.
I set the machine to very slow for FSL, too, and find that the longer time pays off with less breakages, less stress on the machine and nicer stitch-outs.
I also have the eight-thread stand, like Chris, attached to the back of my machine and I also very often run the threads from the stand down through the little silver loop on the lid and then around the spindle. I use a little spool plug on the spindle to keep the thread from slipping off.
I do pass the thread through the silver threading section, though. My machine stops and tells me the thread is broken if I don't use the complete theading system.
I need to say that different threads act differently and some work perfectly without needing to go around the spindle first. It could be the way the threads are spun or the direction they are wound on the bobbin - some seem to be spring off that silver threading section and that's why I thread them around the vertical spindle.
Having said all that - I have no trouble at all with Marathon threads.
Marathon and Madeira are the only really good threads that I've ever used. The 'cheaper' threads need extra care on my machine.
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