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Free motion (thread painting) with Brother PC 6500

Elle123
12 years ago

I am trying to learn free motion embroidery with my Brother PC 6500 sewing/embroidery machine. I keep breaking needles, even though I am following all the instructions I can find online and in books...it seems like it will sew for about 30 seconds, then all of a sudden the upper thread becomes knarled in the head of the machine and everything comes to a screeching halt, with the needle snapping. I am using a hoop, my fabric has stabilizer underneath. I have tried with both a free motion foot, and without any foot at all. Has anyone had success with this machine? I am thinking I will have to get a basic non-computerized machine, but hate to give up on using my Brother, it is a wonderful machine and sews beautifully in every other way.

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