Hello April 2017!

[LydiaDeetz]

Good Morning! It looks like I'll be going here with an EDD of 4.2.17! I got a BFP last week after finally deciding with DH we'd officially start trying this fall... LOL

I'm 33, DH will be 40 this month and we have a daughter that turned 1 in June. Char.lotte is our rainbow baby after a miscarriage in May 2014. I also have 2 dogters, Cappuccina and Kona (I love coffee lol). I'm a SAHM that loves to sew and do graphic design.  

I haven't scheduled any appointments and haven't told anyone besides DH and the ladies on my other board. It's all kind of surreal and scary right now, but I'm really looking forward to getting to know you all.

[mustloveerica]

Welcome and congrats! I love your dogs names!

[blondie]

I am a novice sewer. My mil gAve me her machine. Do you know how to know what tension setting it should be on for the thread? Or why the thread keeps breaking while I am sewing? I am about to go crazy!"

[sfazar]

CongratulAtions!!

[LydiaDeetz]

Aug 4, 2016 17:11:45 GMT -5 blondie said:

I am a novice sewer. My mil gAve me her machine. Do you know how to know what tension setting it should be on for the thread? Or why the thread keeps breaking while I am sewing? I am about to go crazy!"

I assume you don't have the owner's manual? Have you tried finding the manual on the manufacturer's website? Is this just a basic sewing machine you have? I have an older Janome, and a regular straight stitch has a tension of 3-4 on it. What type of thread and fabric are you sewing with? There are so many variables and I'm not pretending to be an expert. I've only been sewing for about a year now.

[blondie]

Aug 4, 2016 20:25:39 GMT -5 LydiaDeetz said:

Aug 4, 2016 17:11:45 GMT -5 blondie said:

I am a novice sewer. My mil gAve me her machine. Do you know how to know what tension setting it should be on for the thread? Or why the thread keeps breaking while I am sewing? I am about to go crazy!"

I assume you don't have the owner's manual? Have you tried finding the manual on the manufacturer's website? Is this just a basic sewing machine you have? I have an older Janome, and a regular straight stitch has a tension of 3-4 on it. What type of thread and fabric are you sewing with? There are so many variables and I'm not pretending to be an expert. I've only been sewing for about a year now.

It is a brother embroidery and seeing machine. I kind of have the owner manual, but jts a print out and not put together. I think I figured out the issue. This spool of thread is too big and the machine didn't like it.

[LydiaDeetz]

blondie I'm glad you were able to figure it out.

[blackasnight]

Congrats!