Colorways by Vicki Welsh

I procrastinated revisiting the longarm until after dinner. Instead I worked on the postcards that I can’t share yet.

Once I got back to the longarm I went through the steps methodically to see if I could find the problem. I double checked tension, rethreaded the machine, treated the thread with silicone and changed the needle. Nothing worked. So I tried another thread.

Bingo!

On the right is a variegated thread, on the left, a solid. The solid thread ran with no breaks. The variegated thread (the bad one) definitely has a different feel, kind of stiffer, although they are both polyester.

I’ll not throw it out. If nothing else, I  can use it for basting or as a bobbin thread.

I didn’t remove the variegated section of stitching either.

No one will notice the switch.

I hope to get a couple of rows quilted today in between errands and quilt club tonight.