Chapter 7
How to Create Bobbin Work
ABOUT BOBBIN WORK ...................................................................308
PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK ....................................................309
Required Materials ................................................................................................309
■ Bobbin case and bobbin cover ......................................................................................309
■ Lower thread.................................................................................................................309
■ Upper thread.................................................................................................................309
■ Needle...........................................................................................................................309
■ Presser foot ...................................................................................................................309
■ Fabric ............................................................................................................................309
Upper Threading ...................................................................................................310
Preparing the Bobbin Thread ................................................................................310
■ When tension is applied to the bobbin thread...............................................................312
■ When tension is not applied to the bobbin thread.........................................................312
CREATING BOBBIN WORK (SEWING).............................................314
Positioning the Fabric and Sewing.........................................................................314
■ Finishing the thread ends...............................................................................................316
Bobbin Work Free Motion Sewing ........................................................................317
CREATING BOBBIN WORK (EMBROIDERY) ....................................318
Selecting the Pattern .............................................................................................318
Start Embroidering ................................................................................................320
ADJUSTING THE THREAD TENSION................................................322
■ Adjusting the upper thread tension ...............................................................................322
■ Adjusting the tension of the bobbin thread ...................................................................322
TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................323
■ The thread was accidentally cut automatically and the bobbin
thread is caught inside the machine ..............................................................................323
■ The pattern is misaligned...............................................................................................323
■ The bobbin thread catches on the tension spring of the bobbin case ............................323