Bobbin Thread Breaks - Pfaff creative icon User Manual

Is the needle too small for the thread?
Is the fabric moving up and down with the needle when
free motion sewing or embroidering?
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?
Change the needle.
Attach the Dynamic Spring Foot 6D.
If using the 6A Embroidery/Sensormatic Free Motion
Foot, decrease the embroidery pivot height in settings
menu in small increments until the problem is solved.
Insert needle correctly, see Changing the Needle, page
34.
Use needle system 130/705 H.
Use a needle suitable for selected fabric and thread. See
Selecting Correct Thread/Needle Combination, page 37.
Insert a new needle.
Remove the thread completely and rethread the machine,
see Threading the Upper Thread, page 35.
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 39.
Change the needle to the proper size for the thread.
Change to a new high quality thread purchased from an
authorized PFAFF® 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 creative
icon™ 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 35.
Change the thread.
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