Step
2
Fill as many bobbins as you
have available with your decorative
thread(s). The fatter the thread
the less you can get on a bobbin.
 Step 3
Load the bobbin into your bobbin
case. If your decorative thread
is larger than normal thread bypass
the tension.
To do this, feed the
thread through the wide opening
in the bobbin case. Different model
sewing machines vary but most are
very similar.
Note: For "drop
in" bobbins (no separate bobbin
case) let your thread feed straight
up without going through the tension
slot. You may have to adjust your
needle tension to get an even feed. |
Step 4 Using a regular thread that
matches (if you only want the
decorative to show) in the needle,
you will stitch from the wrong
side.
 Your bobbin (decorative)
thread will just follow along
nicely wherever you stitch.
If
you run out of bobbin thread
in the middle of a stitch, just
pull up on the needle thread,
this will bring the bobbin (decorative)
thread to the wrong side where
you can tie it off.
Don’t
backstitch if you want to keep
a smooth line, tie off, put a
fresh bobbin in, and start your
needle in the same hole you left
off at. You’ll need to
pull the new start through just
like the end. |
Hint:
If the thread doesn't want to pull
through, use a large eye needle
to bring it through. Depending
on the threads you are using, a
simple straight or zig-zag stitch
is usually the best and most consistent.
Some of the newer machines have
many decorative stitches. Use your
test piece as a "sampler" for
different stitches. Sew right down
the center of the marked stitching
line guide, whether you use a straight
or decorative stitch. Start and
stop wherever the marked stitching
line does.
For really large threads and slubby
yarns, couch them on the surface
by machine. |
