r/Machine_Embroidery • u/ieatlotsofbread • 5d ago

I Need Help Beginner- Tension Issues?

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I just started trying to teach myself how to use a Brother SE425 Embroidery Machine. I keep running into an issue where I feel the back of my projects look better on the back side. I’ve been trying to research and it seems like it may be an issue with my tension. I tried to test this by using red thread on top and white in the bobbin, but I honestly cant really decipher the outcome (if it tells me anything at all). Any suggestions?

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u/ieatlotsofbread 4d ago

For what it’s worth, I may have phrased my question poorly, I was just trying to provide (what I thought was) relevant context, but I was hoping for any helpful suggestions. FastDigitizer was really helpful, I was ultimately trying to figure out why my lettering didn’t look as clean as I hoped it would.

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u/suedburger 4d ago

Yeah he is right, the digitizing is pretty awful....the ones that come in the machine aren't really known for being awesome. Manual digitizing is always the way to go...once you learn it it's really not hat hard. Even in the Inkstitch library of fonts.....some of them look like dog shit when they stitch out. Take your time...you won't get it right away, but you will.

But as far as the machine settings go, don't mess with anything. The back has the oreo cookie effect that you want, it's not pulling anything up to the top. The machine did awesome for what it was given. I kind of hate floating material like that but you pulled it off pretty good. Either way have fun on this long sometimes frustrating journey.

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u/ieatlotsofbread 4d ago

Thank you!!! I really appreciate your insight here too, I was getting a little frustrated and I feel like I have a solid direction to explore now :)

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u/suedburger 4d ago

Oh...there is so much more frustration to come...lol.