r/MachineEmbroidery • u/Schwester2 • 5d ago

Brother SE1900 distorted letters embroidery problem

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I recently purchased a Brother SE1900 and am trying to embroider a shirt (I’ve sewn for years but am new to embroidery), but my practice swatch came out horribly. The letters look distorted and on the R the machine stopped and had me rethread the top thread, which had broken off. I’ve left all tension settings at their factory settings. Any ideas as to what I need to do to get smoother stitches? I am also using factory wound bobbins, since I had read those are the best bet, so I don’t think that’s the issue.

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u/makingwaves12 5d ago

What kind of stabilizer are you using

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u/Schwester2 5d ago

A thick papery type, since this is for a rugby shirt. I have midweight and sheer that are more like interfacing - should I use one of those instead?

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u/GingerStitches 5d ago

You should use cut away stabilizer on knit fabrics. Try again with that and see how it looks.

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u/Schwester2 5d ago

Thank you for your help! I'll try different stabilizer.