Martelli Bella Longarm Series, User Manual

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Correcting Common Issues
Skipped Stitches Corrective Measure
• The needle is damaged, dull, bent,
or installed improperly
• Needle has not been positioned properly
• Replace the needle often, normally once
or twice per day for continuous quilting or
at least once per quilt. Recommended needle
is GROZ-Beckert 110/18
• Always change the needle if the needle
has struck any hard object such as a straight
pin, etc. The tip of the needle can become
damaged or burred, resulting in fabric
damage as well as skipped stitches,
thread breakage or shredding.
• Always change the needle if it has been
hit, bumped or pulled off center while
maneuvering the machine about the quilt.
A slightly bent needle can be a major cause
of skipped stitches.
• Position the needle properly to the needle
bar. Inspect the position of the needle to
make sure the needle is at the 6 o’clock po-
sition. If you stand directly in front of the
needle (facing the bobbin case side of the
machine), you will see the entire needle eye
directly facing you. This is 6 o’clock position
• Make sure (1) the needle is installed all the
way into the needle bare to the needle stop
hole in the needle bar, (2) the long groove in
the needle is toward the front (bobbin case
side), and (3) the scarf/scooped out part of
the needle is toward the handwheel. The
needle can sometimes be rotated to 5 o’clock
(slightly right) or 7 o’clock (slightly left) in
order to adjust for a more positive thread
loop pickup by the hook point
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