Sewing Machine Fault

[numan]

I wonder if any of you out there knows anything about sewing machines? The top cotton keeps breaking and I've tried everything I know to solve the problem - cleaning, oiling etc. and I'm using strong thread which is threaded properly, but to no avail. I'm a seamstress and so have plenty of experience using sewing machines, but it's the first time I've had this problem! Help! I've got SO much work to finish!!

[Clanad]

Not knowing the type of machine you have, I would say the tension requires setting.  If you have an instruction book for the machine, it should tell you how to set this...

[numan]

No Clanad - it's not the tension.  As I said, I'm a seamstress and so that was one of the first things I tried.  Thanks anyway.  It's a Toyota, by the way.

[Ladybird50]

That kept happening to me on my machine and its so frustrating! when id threaded my machine up i missed one place where you have to thread the cotton through! duh ..took me ages to fathom out what id done wrong, check youre threaded up right - an easy mistake to make

[numan]

Thanks Ladybird, but I've rethreaded it umpteen times tonight - not the problem though..

[numan]

Oh what a silly moo I am!  I've solved the problem myself.. I'd changed the needle and put the new one in back to front!  DOH!!  I wouldn't mind, but I've changed needles more times than I care to remember - I thought I'd be able to do it in my sleep!  Oh well, as long as I can carry on .  Thanks to you both for trying to help.  Numan x