Bobbin Thread Breaks - Viking Designer EPIC User Manual

Needle Thread Breaks
Did you insert the needle properly?
Did you insert a wrong needle?
Is the needle bent or blunt?
Did you thread the machine properly?
Does the thread slide down and get caught under the thread
spool?
Is the needle too small for the thread?
Are you using poor thread with slubs or thread which has
become dry?
If using a spool cap on top of the spool, is it too small so the
thread snags at the top of the spool?
Is the best spool pin position used?
Is the needle plate hole damaged?
Is the thread tension too high for selected thread?

Bobbin Thread Breaks

Is the correct bobbin used?
Did you insert the bobbin properly?
Is the needle plate hole damaged?
Is the bobbin area full of lint?
Is the bobbin wound correctly?
The Seam Has Uneven Stitches
Is the thread tension correct?
Is the thread you are using thick or slubbed?
Is the bobbin thread evenly wound?
Is a correct needle used?
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Insert needle correctly, see Changing the Needle, page 31.
Use needle system 130/705 H.
Use a needle suitable for selected fabric and thread. See
Selecting Correct Thread/Needle Combination, page 34.
Insert a new needle.
Remove the thread completely and rethread the machine, see
Threading the Upper Thread, page 32.
Place the large spool holder with the flat side up under the
spool on the spool pin, or for larger spools use a thread net
over the spool. See Threading Tips and Hints, page 36.
Change the needle to the proper size for the thread.
Change to a new high quality thread purchased from an
authorized HUSQVARNA VIKING® retailer.
Attach a spool cap slightly larger than the actual thread spool.
Try a different spool pin position (vertical or horizontal).
Change the needle plate.
Lower the thread tension in small increments until problem is
solved.
Use only bobbins especially designed for the DESIGNER
EPIC™ machine.
Check the bobbin thread.
Change the needle plate.
Clean lint from bobbin area and use only the original bobbins
approved for this model.
Wind a new bobbin.
Check needle thread tension.
Remove the thread completely and rethread the machine, see
Threading the Upper Thread, page 32.
Change the thread.
Check bobbin winding.
Insert a proper needle correctly as described, see Changing
the Needle, page 31.
Use a needle suitable for selected fabric. See Selecting
Correct Thread/Needle Combination, page 34.
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