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Margaret Grantham Posted on Apr 08, 2019
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What type of device are you dealing with, elaborate a bit please.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 02, 2009

SOURCE: no zig and cotton keeps breaking

Make sure you have a new sharp needle installed for both problems and sometimes you need a particular kind of needle for the fabric. Also some machines don't deal well with 100% cotton thread. For some reason it gets caught up in the machine somewhere and breaks. Gutterman and Metrosene make excellent although slightly more expensive threads. Coats and Clark thread is good too. They make an all cotton thread but it doesn't come in as many colors. If you have the old spools of cotton thread from Walmart, just use them for topstitching if you need the color. Other wise, use them for hand stitching or throw them away. One more thing that I can think of off hand, one of my machines does not like lining fabric. For some reason the thread breaks if I stitch really fast. If you have to use that thread, you may try sewing slowly. One more thing, when was the last time your machine was serviced? This can make a huge difference if it's been awhile and you use the machine a lot. Good luck. Hope any of this helps.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 07, 2010

SOURCE: thread keep breaking

It might be a burr on the point of the needle.

nonnagray

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  • Posted on Jan 14, 2012

SOURCE: bother sewing machine x L 5020 cotton keeps breaking

are you sure you have it threaded correctly? - My Brother will break the thread when it slips out of the part that threads up and then comes down to the needle.

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I use a speed controller, medium speed. Top thread keeps fraying and breaking. Have tried changing needles, used 100/16 hlx5, 90/14, janome numbers 16, 14, 12.

When the thread is fraying at the needle eye, it sometimes means the thread is being held back somewhere in the thread path. Remove the top thread. ALWAYS RAISE the presser foot and rethread. Verify the thread path is correct. Check the tension. If it is too tight, the tensioner is not allowing the thread to advance. (When you raise the presser foot, are you able to pull the top thread?) Try changing thread brands. Some threads and machines just do not get along. AVOID old or bargain bin threads. If you are stitching coarse, abrasive fabric, it can cause thread to fray and break.
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The upper thread keeps breaking whenever I sew even though it is always properly threaded and the needle is fine

check the age of the cotton
cotton is not a single thread but a series of fine threads bonded with a glue
old cotton glue breaks down and the thread separates easilty
next check that the needle is installed correctly with the grove ( thread groove away from the bobbin hook
check the needle and hook timing because if it is off a fraction , the hook will pierce the the thread causing it to break
next check that the eye is the correct size for the thread in use
a needle eye too small for the thread thickness will jam the thread ans not let slide through the eye properly
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The top cotton keep on snapping when I am sewing also the top cotton make a loop I tried adjusting the top tension but problem is not solve.

http://www.wikihow.com/Adjust-the-Tension-on-a-Sewing-Machine
this explains tension and how to fix the problem if it is a tension problem.

Are you sewing through an abrasive fabric or anything sticky. This has been my latest reason for top thread breaking.
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Top thread breaking every two inches

Make sure that the tension is not too high. Also I recommend a high quality thread if you're using cotton. Signature cotton thread works great. Jukis tend to break lower quality cottons because of their speed, but they can handle lower quality polyester threads.
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Hai, I think your thread very old or thick. Please putting some drop oil in thread. If your cloth lighter, you use small size needle and new cotton or silk thread.
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4. The needle is incorrectly inserted
5. The needle thread & the bobbin thread are not set under the presser foot when starting to sew
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Bother sewing machine x L 5020 cotton keeps breaking

are you sure you have it threaded correctly? - My Brother will break the thread when it slips out of the part that threads up and then comes down to the needle.
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Cotton breaks on Brother Embroidery Galaxie 2100 machine

Try turning down your top tension setting a bit. If its at 4 or 5, i would turn it down to about 3 ish. Cotton thread is more brittle than polyester and rayon thread.

Hope that helps :)
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