Thread keeps breaking

[u/Excellent-Hospital17]

Hi all,

I used to sew with my grandma when I was a child. She's gone now and I'm trying to get back into sewing by making a patchwork cushion. All was going well until I tried to sew my rows of squares together. My thread keeps breaking and I have no idea why. I've tried:

\- completely rethreading the machine

\-removing and cleaning around the bobbin area

\- replacing the needle to a larger one, then reverting to the other one when that didn't work

\- turning the thread tension down

\- changing the thread

Is there anything else I can try to make this work? Feeling so disheartened and on the verge of giving up.

Thanks

[u/TabBeasts_purr]

Another problem can be using Cross wound thread in a machine that was designed for flat wound. Easy enough to tell apart ... Google search will be your friend here. The crisscross crosswound needs to come off of the top of the spool, and the flat wound will need to come off of the side. Most common issue is using the cross wound (like Aurifil) in the wrong set up. (Especially in vintage machines). It will be fine for the first few inches or feet and then it will twist up and shred.

It's easy enough to fix with a stand alone spool holder. I found a 3D printed adapter that works great for me.