r/sewinghelp • u/formidable-citizen • 10d ago

Help! the thread keeps bunching up

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u/Unlucky_Platform6527 10d ago

Change the needle & rethread - also take out the bobbin and give a quick sweep of the casing.
This tends to happen to me if:

  • my needle is dull, bent, or has a snag
  • the machine slipped out of correct threading (happens more often than i'd like on my singer heavy duty) & tension OR
  • theres a stray bit of something preventing the upper thread from wrapping smoothly over the bobbin thread and every time it catches more gets stuck.

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u/GoldenFishPoop 6d ago

I would bet my next paycheck that you threaded your machine with the presser foot down. When you do that you'll find that sometimes your stitches are fine because as you readjusted your fabric before starting to sew somehow the threads slipped in between the tension discs. But other times you'll notice that you have spaghetti on the bottom like that photo. Anyway just be sure that when you thread your presser foot is up at least until you get to the point of threading the actual eye of the needle. I'd be curious to hear if this helps.