I also have a love/hate relationship with my machine. My blood pressure goes up when I think about sewing.

Girl I started weeping when my machine started stitching again

Thank you!! I don't feel violent towards my sewing machine anymore!!!

Thank you. I had thought that my machine was broken permanently after 20 years and thanks to You found out it was just a tension issue.

You are a gem.  I learned more in 7 minutes than I did in hours with other channels.  Thank you for your focused approach.

I didn't even know I had a tension issue--I just recognized the bird nest from the thumbnail. Thank you!

You're a freaking gem! I was losing my mind because my bobbin kept snagging and causing bird's nest, I was seriously close to tears. I'm learning so YouTube is my best friend right now. Thank you for the walk through.

A few things.. Type of fabric is a HUGE variable for tension setting. The reason you had to go to 9 was because you were pulling through paper. Also, a dull needle will make a jagged hole which will require a false increase in top tension. If I'm sewing very fine fabric, I will wind my bobbins with beeswax pressed against the thread while it winds. This allows me to set the least amount of top tension so the fabric does not get distored by the sewing thread.

Girl you are working in over time. I was just side-eyeing my sewing machine because of this exact issue. thank you thank you.

I was so frustrated with my sewing machine that I was crying. Then I prayed to God and I found your video. To the point, clear instructions. Thank you so much!!

I used to have this problem (my machine was threaded correctly) & I met someone whose family ran a large sewing machine company. He told me that my thread might be "too old". (my thread was a few years old). I bought new thread & never had the problem again. Now I always make sure to use "fresh thread" for my machine and I save my "older thread" for hand stitching repairs.

Thank you! I'm self-taught and have made every mistake known with sewing. It gets so frustrating at times that I abandon my project and don't come back to it for months. Your video helped a lot!!

This video just saved my sewing machine's life! I was about to throw her away!

Dear EE,
You helped me love sewing again. I dreaded that birds nest, which happened a lot. You taught me how to solve this, in such a smart way. Thank you--your sewing super powers are awesome.

Thanks so much for all this information.  I am basically self-taught on the sewing machine, so the really basic things (like which side to thread on) that may seem like a no-brainer to someone who knows what they're doing, are a revelation to me!  THANK YOU!!

I’ve been searching for an hour and you’re the first person to tell me my tension depends on MY machine! Everyone else just showed me how to thread and stitch. Thank you!

Omg... where you you been my whole life? Informative without 20 minutes of talking about nothing?! I love your videos! Just found your channel! ❤❤ thank you!

Of all the classes I've gone to, no one ever said anything about the thread going in back. So I always have had a 50/50 chance of getting it right. Then I had no idea what I did differently! Thank you SO much!💗

I’ve had this issue for years and never came across anything or anyone mention the direction of the spool and the thread coming from the back.  I can’t thank you enough and can’t wait to try it!!

Thank you for making this video... you have just helped a 54 year old male teacher here in England  make a a set of curtains for his old sailing yacht... not a neat job but they are 100 times better than the old ones that have rotted away. For some reason I started "bird nesting" half way through the job with the 20 year old sewing machine an old lady in my street lent me after we started chatting as I dropped off lock down groceries.  The Japanenglish instruction book was of no use... another machine that nearly went through a window. Cheers from the UK.