When Embroidering On My Ricoma MT1501 Goes All Wrong! What to do??? 

Girl you are so funny but I do love how you prayed that reminded me of my mom how has been gone 3yrs now and she would do that and now my Sister and I do this and yes most of the time it does work prayer is very powerful 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 You do great work and your videos do help even the ones like this thank you for all you do 💯❤️

1st issue is Auto digitize thats a big no no. it will give you the issues your having and more. always manual digitize. 2nd your stitch angles are wrong and stitching to long which is one reason it could be stopping. 3rd Stop turning the tension knobs without knowing what the tension is. 4th make sure that the bobbing is going the right way and slow down the machine to 650 when your first learning these ricomas. 5th buy a tension Gauge (Digital Towa) and needle ease. 6th dont select a second color in the software cause it duplicating the file . did I mention to dont use auto digitize.

Never stop! If you fail, fail all the way. Mistakes are for learning. Once a piece is ruined I feel like it's good to just finish it and keep using it for tests. ❤ I love that you didn't quit!

Hey Katrina! always check your bobbin when this happens. normally that's the issue.

Another lesson I learned is to stitch out on just the stabilizer first so you can see what issues you have before you stitch out on the final product. I have had to do that for most of my projects or buy more of the item so I can fix it before I stitch it out. I hope that helps. Stitch out on a smaller sample as you are learning because it does take some time to perfect the machine and adjust the tension. I’ve learned more in the Ricoma tutorials and post training then I did when I first bought my machine. I have the EM1010 so I initially wanted to larger machine but am still leaning the EM1010. We are all in this together. By the way, I love your videos. I’m so inspired on your journey.

Thanks for this video that shows me that “I’m not alone in my frustrations and the way that I pray and talk to my machines

When you auto-digitize and saved the design after putting in the colors, run the stitch out so you can see what gets stitched out first. Do the print preview so you can see what colors are in sequences. Once you fix the colors they way you want them, save it, load it to the machine. I try to go up the colors that I want to stitch together first. Try that save and then load to the machine. I hope that helps. Don’t forget to delete the image. It may be thinking the image is still there.

I don’t have Chroma. I use another embroidery software. I’m pretty sure that Chroma Luxe has a sew out simulator built into the program. Some simulators are called slow redraw. Running the slow redraw has caught many of my goofs. Plus it saved a lot of time and aggravation. Don’t get discouraged. It takes time to learn embroidery software. Keep it simple. Stay away from SVG files until you’re more confident with Chroma. I know those SVG designs are cool, but they’re more complicated than they seem. Try the built in digitized fonts. There must be fun shapes in there too. Auto digitized embroidery always needs a lot of editing in order to work. Machine problems are quite often the digitizing. Loved the floor plant in this video. I’m a commercial embroidery machine operator for a large company. You have my sympathies lol!

I love this tutorial so much Katrina! Thank you for working through your frustration to show us your fabulous work!

Katrina I have had days like this. It really sucks especially when doing an order for a paying customer. Even though you had issues with your project, you kept going. You don’t have to apologize for being human. People makes mistakes and learn from them. This is something new and you are still learning. Who ever doesn’t understand that and expect you to be perfect could go elsewhere with that crap. I appreciate you posting this to show people that things happen and it’s ok.

You had me rolling with laughter, you’re absolutely hilarious.Thanks for sharing and keeping it real❣️ this helps to know that not all is perfect in the world of crafting. You do great work and I appreciate all your knowledge and your zest for sharing with others. Love all of your work🤗

I love all your videos! You keep it fun and knowledgeable. This is what we need to see... how to things may happen during the process. Keep posting and we will keep watching. Much love and blessing to you and your family.

The struggle is real but you keep coming back with something new and interesting. I love your humor about your mistakes and how you continued until it was finished. I loved the praying over and the anointing of the machine(thought I was going to crack a rib laughing). You are the greatest!! I follow you because you are REAL. Keep doing what you are doing Katrina and Thank you!!

I love who you showed us true transparency; yet you did not give up! Crafting is not as easy as it looks! Keep doing what you're doing! Love the energy!

Hello Katrina. I own the MT 1502 and usually when it stops and the thread is still connected, it is because the bobbin is out. Don’t give up. Try a new bobbin and see how that works for you. Sometimes you can get a bad bobbin. Good luck

I love this video, as I too, just got a Ricoma MT 1501, learning all the time. Please more video's on the digitizing aspect as well.

Love the pillow. You are a wonderful person. God is good always.

You’re doing awesome!

You did great, and your a lovely person, love you and keep going girl💃💃

You’re So Amazing. Thanks For Sharing

Have a blessed day queen 👑

Katrina, We live and we learn. Keep moving forward in Grace!

He’s a sweet kid and believe me as a parent we all have trying times which test our patience. Your doing great just keep pushing.

Katrina, you did your best. You are learning, you are a human too. I have alot of respect for you because you are brave to show others that even you ( a busy but proffesional woman) can make mistakes. That you are trying and learning. I love the “realness” of this video. But dont give up. You will master it soon. Everyday, every mistake is a learning moment. You will get this just like with the other thinks. Thank you

Usually the thread is getting caught up at the thread spool. Learning curve not easy but a breath of fresh air when you finally figure it out. I really like the colors though.

Thank you so much for this video. I am in going through the same thing and going crazy. I’m still trying to work it out stops every second.

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽💜💜💜🤣🤣🤣 You had me laughing…..when you fell out! Really had me going….loved your video!

Wow..really I love this, I am feel I am not alone, so thank you so much, from Saudi Arabia

I want to be 100 percent honest now. When I saw your videos before I wasn’t sure I will like you or want to see your videos more but the more I watch your videos and I feel like I did get to know you more. And you are one funny, awesome, faithful and patient person. Yes machine embroidery is really hard.

Hi Katrina, Love your videos. I have learned a lot from watching them. I think the double embroidering might because you did not delete the artwork layer before saving the DST file. Likewise, I had a similar issue recently and that is what I found to have solved my problem. When you import the artwork, it automatically sets it to a complex fill, even though you auto-digitize it. I might be wrong, but that was my experience. I also had random stitches appearing because the auto-digitize picked up on a pixel of color somewhere in the file. It really is a learning curve. You've got this, and you're doing amazing work.

If your problem is on the top , problem is on the bottom…and visa versa. That is either a thread stuck in the cutter area or your bobbin. Second, you should never have to crank on the tension like that, only time tension should be changed is maybe when you change brands of thread or you are working with items like satin, and it doesn’t take much. Just keep trying. It takes several projects to understand how stitches work and how to fix them :)

I had the same problem it’s the pressure foot it’s maybe a lil higher then the other one take off plate and check if it’s the same as the other I’m pretty sure it can be that it happened to me as well

Hi Katrina, you are brilliant. You get 10/10 for this video. I wish I had a way to give you many many thumps up😀. But I feel bad for what you went through. At your expense, we learned a lot. Thank you. I have a Ricoma TC series with 15 needles but somehow never used it. I was planning to start and here you make this awesome video. Please make more videos if you can, whenever you get a chance on Ricoma. I couldn't understand how you were selecting the thread colors on the screen. Perhaps, once I start the embroidery machine, I will get it. The other thing I learned is about Chroma software. I will talk to Ricoma if I can purchase it. I didn't know that so easily one can transfer an SVG into a DST file. Thanks for letting me know. Lloyd Green's comment in this regard was also very helpful. Please keep up your incredible work. Please take care of yourself & your sweet handsome son. You are a great mom entrepreneur and much loved🌹🌹♥♥. Thanks again for such great efforts. Good night. 😊👌👍💐

Thank you for posting this… I just recently got the 1501, and you learn so much more from seeing how people deal with real-time issues than in manuals and training where everything goes perfect….

Thank you ! You the best

Wow!!!!!!!! I just now found this video and I am so in awe about you and your patience. You were still so calm and positive even after the machine went crazy. I admire you and I love your video. Do you have an idea of what happened or what went wrong? I would love to buy that machine but now I am a little concerned (I am not as good as you dealing with trouble). And here in Germany we don't have the same support with the machine that you guys get. Please let me know what the solution to your problem was.

Girl you are the real acting like your son. I was praying with you🙏🏽😉

Hi Katrina, first thing you would want to change your colors after you design it, then print your design before you embroidery it, in that print out it will give you the order of your colors, and up top in the software, it'll show you how it will start out stitching, before you send it to the embroidery machine. and some times when it stops like that check your bobbin, or your bottom stitches, double your stabilizer, just know nothing beats a failure but a try, so don't you dare give up, loving what you're doing , good luck I love my MT 1501 at Infiniti Crafts LLC

Hello Katrina!! you know, I actually like this video. You showed the struggles you were having with your embroidery machine, but you never gave up!! Good job! Oh!! the praying?? Yes!! I loved that you prayed!!! We know prayer does changes things! Also, Im in the market for a new printer that I could make my own waterslides and still use the printer for my day to day printing. What would you recommend?? Well you have a Wonderfull Blessed Day!!

That whole machine intimates me girl So u did good 😊 THANKS

Thank you for sharing, the machine is beautiful and it will work for you. Throw some more oil at it say a little prayer and remember practice makes perfect. You got this girl. Love your videos.

You had me cracking up. I needed this laughter at 4am. Wyoming time. I am thinking of getting Ricoma for my store. I thought of Melco but they were very expensive and financing is high. I own a craft store in Wyoming, and I was hoping to embroider when sales online and shop are slow. I love ❤️ that you always keep it real. God is with you. There is no challenge he can't handle or a fire he can't put out. Let God put those fires out. My nephew was ADHD/bipolar. I was a teenager when he was born, and my mom got full custody. So, I know your frustration. Society doesn't understand kids with special needs. I remember dealing with school teachers whenever my nephew had a bad day at school. Sometimes, we want to control situations, and we forget that God is the creator, and if he created him, he did it for a reason. Anyway, thank you for keeping it real. Do you think Ricoma is a good machine?

Great job Katrina and get you some rest....Some real rest. You are amazing

Relax, Relate, Release :) Take a time out and just breathe, come back to it with a new look on things. Sometimes we have to give ourselves a break. Go for a walk, look at a funny movie or show, and what always works- Pray about it. Don't ever let anything or anybody steal your JOY. Love your videos. Continued Blessings to you and your son.

Hello Katrina, girl I was cracking up at 7am in the morning watching you especially when you fell out 😂😂 that would have been me and I’m actually waiting on ricoma 1501 now and girl I watched you from beginning to end with the delivery and unboxing setting up and girllll yes I will need some strong armed men to help me but at least it’s going in my she shed / office/ crafting work space. It does look intimidating to me but I will conquer it!!! God said this is your next level so that’s what it will be moving on up. Continue with your videos I will be watching and continue being blessed girl!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽

🥴Brahh!! I feel your pain. I tried my first hat yesterday and it was an all out fail. 3 threadbreaks, a birds nest in my bobbin case area and when I got somewhere, the design was crooked. I know we will get better, but the embroidery machine is my least favorite tool in my studio right now.

Thanks for sharing

HI Ms. K, We are on year 3 with ours! 😳 And we still have days like😳😬🥴" You got to be kidding me!" Like you did, you stick it out and keep going! They do have good CS , on hold forever, but once you get someone excellent and you see why or understand the wait! Feel free to reach out Pins and Needles Custom Designs. Working on our journey too! Enjoy your videos, thank you for sharing your time, talent, family and spirit! Peace and Blessings, Queen🌸

I've already had 19 deaths in my family since Thanksgiving and I recently told you that I have my ricoma em 1010 sitting in the box untouched by the time I opened it I actually was my training for my post training I guess I was supposed to get a video chat was expired and was not there on my my ricoma that put that just stresses me out I'm learning but I can't afford the chroma luxe as much as I want it BUT RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A LOSS FOR THIS EASTER I'M GOING TO TRY TO PUT OUT SOMETHING BUT I NOW GOT TO TRAIN TO BECOME THE PRIMARY HOME CARE FOR MY ELDERLY SICKLY MOTHER But I WILL TELL YOU THE OLD VIDEOS THAT RICOMA HAVE ON HERE ARE A GODSEND !!

Thank you for sharing, sorry you had a bad time with making the pillow case. With the red thread, I'm curious if something was wrong with it and the machine was picking up on it? If you need to take a break from videos until next week then do it. People should understand, take care of you :) don't burn yourself out. Prayers and hugs to you.

That tension is the exact reason I got a melco. One less headache

You are GREAT….. love you and your son …

The pillow is not that bad, you had patience and you didn’t give up. I thought the pillow look great. Keep doing what you’re doing. God bless

Have a blessed day 👑

You solved my problem! It was stopping every 10 stitches. I loosen my bottom tension. (Lefty Loosey, righty tighty) I had to walk away from my machine and came back to it the next day. I see I am not the only one having these issues.

Trial and error is one of the greatest teachers.

Girl you was working that machine. You had the go ahead to keep going and I myself admire you for your endurance. HE never fails us regardless. Yo go girl. Keep the faith and kiss and hug your sweat little man for me. With his adorable self.

A Dubb Productions may be able to help troubleshoot. He has the same machine. My EM 1010 does the same thing when I’m doing tension test.

Good video thanks

I only have a single needle machine but it will do the same thing. Sometimes I will rethread it.

Don’t give up!

Looks like a threading issue of the top thread. There is no tension issue. Also make sure your bobbin is in correctly. Did you change the needle?

I'm so sorry you had this trouble! I haven't touched a tension knob on either of my machines ever - one is 10 years old and the other is 7. Hmmm - didn't realize I've had them that long! HA Hope you can figure it out - I'm sure you will! Thanks for sharing! This was happening to me yesterday, and I changed the needle, and it stopped breaking??

This is me with my white toner printer 😢 never fails it keeps being picky. Machines don't work when you need them. 😮

I commented earlier before I saw how many times this was stopping on you - I feel so bad! I would be freaking too. So sorry!!!! It is so frustrating! 😓

Hi Kartina, Blessings, did you ever find a resolution for the thread breaks?

Katrina is there anything you don't know how to do? Best wishes...thanks for sharing ...love the channel.

So pretty 😍

I would suggest you practice the design first. Once you see it is right then u transfer it to your project. This will prevent you from messing up your blanks. You can also use your sample for displays on your website. please don’t let it get you down it happened to all of us at some point. Love your content and keep on crafting. We have a lot in common we r both live in NC. 😀😀👍🏾

Rethread your red (making sure the thread path is clear) then take out your bobbin, rethread it & replace. Most times that will fix the problem. What does the back look like? Good luck to ya...

Girl!!! Your play is going to be amazing! I just know it, cause you have gone hoarse!!! 💕

I've had the same problem of the machine stopping for a "thread break" which isn't there. I literally just kept hitting the start button over and over. Tried the tension, nothing helped. ughhhh

You got the patience of Job😱

Sometimes the tread is old. Even if you just bought it.

The knobs it’s righty tidy lefty, Lucy your tighting it

Hello! Could you do a video explaining worldwide shipping on etsy?

Thanks for sharing! How the stitches weren't filling the sides, looks like the bobbin was in backwards. That happened to me before, now I always remember from the training that they said to make a 9 with the thread when putting it in the bobbin case. Also when the machine stops like that and the thread is still connected, the bobbin could have ran out and needs to be replaced. I hope that helps.

I am having the same issues with the colors. The colors comes out wrong. Very frustrating and I have the same machine

Hi Katrina. I have a question. My embroidery design has 7 color changes. My Ricoma 1501 will only let me enter 5. Would you know why?

I feel your pain. Lol

Oh my goodness. I get my 1501 next week. I have been everything out there. Now I am worried. Any words of encouragement?

Did you ever find out why It kept doing that? I am having the same problem with mine.

If you find a solution... pls share!!! My 3rd needle does the same thing-- on a Ricoma too!

Please take a rest when you can so you dont break down or have a massavise burnout. Take care of yourself. By doing that you will be a better mom, better bussines woman, better everything. You can do it champ !

Hi did you find out what was happening. I'm having same problem I call they l didn't figure out they tell me to call again but the way is to long. I send them videos video call everything.

I don’t know my ricoma do that too o hate it

On your Epson how to make the image the same size as the paper? I have the 2720 and can’t figure out how to resize the images.

I think the problem was the bobbin. It probably needed to be changed. Did it get resolved

Hello beautiful. What speed are you running it on? Also check the thread path it could be getting caught on the hose. Check your bobbin area you could have a bird’s nest. Also sometimes one color thread will not work with that needle.

I’m thinking about buying this ricoma 1501-Tc Have you had any issues or customer service issues with his company because when I look at reviews they say do not buy but I listen to people like yourself that already have this machinery let me know thanks

I’d be willing to het that you have a thread issue, like it’s old, or low quality. I can tell from looking at the white thread coming off the spool that is very low quality. It’s all curly and dry looking.

Check thread path Check bobbin casing area Slow down the stitches per min That’s the only thing I can think of off the top of my head

You need to press your fabric first. That's why you got the line.

Did you ever figure out what caused it? Im having so many threaed breaks as well its frustrating!! But one day at a time

" auto digitizing " That was one of you biggest problems, along with what it looks like a tension issue, i hope you have it all under control now.

its the softwear

you get all your product in the US im jell as i cant get any thing from the us

Just call the company. They should be able to troubleshoot your issues. I wish you well.

Sister I want to say something to you just remember The Lord chassens whom he loves, This means your troubles is a sign that your business is going to blow up with sales 🎊 remember "Satan attacks those who he feels will succeed," congratulations and I pray for nothing but success.

check the bobbin