Sewing help please :D

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I am having a problem, and I am about to throw the freakin' machine through the window. I have been messing with this all day, and CAN NOT figure out what I am doing wrong. I have a Singer 5050 that I recently aquired by trading it for my Brother sewing machine. Now, I was used to all of the Brother's little quirks, but my sister had this Singer and said it was too complicated for her, so I agreed to trade it for my slightly less intimidating Brother. And now I can;t get it to work! It doesn't like me! I get the impression that it wants me to work on delicate, frilly things, but NO!

Anyway, I am not such a good seamstress.

And I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.






It was working earlier in the day, then I messed with the tension because I was using some pretty thick material, and I was getting loops on the underside of the fabric (I changed the needle and everything!), and then it started doing this, and I can't get it to BEEEHAVE!!! UGH!!

Plus, my cat keeps trying to help by running across the room with the thread in his mouth.

Okay, I admit I plan to use the sewing machine in a manner entirely inconsistent with its intended usage (Hey, my Brother could handle sewing through a piece of mat board; surely this thing can too!)

*edit* 1:49 5-13-06

Please help meeeeee! PLEASE!!

Problem solved! I love this community. Thanks ever so much!