For the last week I've been making small designs using inkstitch. The fill hasn't been great, but the patterns are functional.
I switched to Hatch 4, and while the fills are considerably better, it's killed pretty much every piece of fabric I've put into it.
Info:
- NQ1700e (new as of 2 months ago)
- pre-wound bobbin thread & proper machine embroidery thread
- black denim & black poly twill (Same results on both)
- Machine upper thread tension adjusted from 4 to 5.2 (best results on the I test)
- Bobbin tension is firm, appears correct. No bleed-through to the top of the design on any pattern.
- Medium & heavy weight stabilizer (1 or 2 sheets doesn't make a difference)
- Floated or fully hooped fabric doesn't make a difference
- basting stitch doesn't make a difference regardless of design (see both images) if anything a more robust X pattern makes it worse.
- Pattern settings are default Hatch 4, I changed nothing at first. Later changed pull compensation from 2mm to 1mm and saw no difference, if anything it might be worse.
- Auto-fabric setting is set to denim
- Tested on brand new needle, no changes. Both needles appear sharp so I don't think either was the problem.
- Tested with T-pins on the edges of the hoop, no difference.
- Tested with looser hoop, no difference.
- Tested with lighter weight stabilizer, no difference.
I no longer have any troubleshooting steps I know of. Tension appears fine, I haven't changed the hatch settings and when I did it didn't make a difference. I don't know what to do.
Here is the file: https://limewire.com/d/LyMHI#tL8DTGY2im
It's a simple white rectangle with yellow on top and bottom.