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Encore 18x6
Sitdown Model User Guide
Eyelashes
Eyelashes on the back of the quilt can be caused by too little top tension. Turn the thread
tension disk clockwise ¼ turn. Make small adjustments. Repeat until stitch quality is good.
Remember the upper and lower thread play tug of war with each other.
Loose Top Stitch
Is the tension lever handle down? It lowers the hopping foot and applies the tension disc.
Is the bobbin thread inserted in the slot of the bobbin case? Adjust the tension disc small
turns clock wise. Repeat until stitch quality if good.
Quilt Top Puckers
Is your backing fabric stretched too tight? While the backing fabric needs to lie flat and
without wrinkles, stretching it too tight can make the quilt top pucker. After stitching and
releasing the backing fabric, the top will pucker.
Is the top tension too tight? Adjust the tension disc small turns counter clockwise. Repeat
until stitch quality is good.
Stitches are Skipped
Skipped stitches leave needle holes without thread, while large and small stitches in regulated
mode means the encoders are not picking-up the signal of your movements because of lint or
thread stopping or slowing the reading.
First, check to see that your machine is threaded correctly. Look at the check spring. Does
the thread lay in the check spring? When properly threaded, the check spring will move up
and down as the machine is stitching and the thread is flowing freely.
Check the needle. Be sure it is all the way up into the shaft and the scarf is toward the back.
If it has been used for some time, replace the needle. A blunt needle will make a popping
sound as it penetrates the quilt sandwich.
Machine Drags Making it Difficult to Move
Check to make sure the quilt on the take up bar is not dragging on the bed of the machine. A
finger tip distance between the take up bar and the bed of the machine is all that is necessary.
Elevating the take up bar too high can cause loopies on the back. Look for lint or thread that
might be snagging as you move the machine.
Difficult to Control the Movement of the Machine
Check for lint or other debris on the track and bars. Sometimes the smallest pieces of thread
create the biggest headaches.
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