I put a small piece of sticky back Velcro (the "rough" part) on the right side of my needle and about 1-2" behind and put my thread in it before sewing. It anchors your thread before you start sewing.

Love your laugh😁 I bought this same model about 5 months ago. I had looked at your video and the few others that were available. I LOVE this machine! I’m an older sewer - in my mid 60’S. I haven’t had any issues with nests, but then again I always hold the thread ends before beginning to stitch. That’s how we were taught back in the day 😉 I’m so glad you are loving it too!

Thanks for this video. You did an awesome job. Would love to see more videos on this machine.

I just got mine last night and I'm so excited to see how it works for making totes. Thank you for this video! You have an amazing personality.

I truly enjoyed your video! I purchased my machine last month, I took it out of the box 3 weeks later, sat down and read the directions and here I am. It took so long to get started because I was actually intimidated, sort of like when I bought my first serger many years ago. I wanted to watch some instructional videos and also to get an idea of what others felt about it. Thank you for your review. Also I hope you decide to make another video on how to thread the machine, I think that would be helpful.

Love your spotty wall and great vid. Always great to hear about other machines and your background 🥰✂️

Thank you, I'm trying to decide on a new quilting sewing machine and I like what you had to say about this machine, thank you

Thanks so much for your honest opinion . I do a lot of quilting and I am in the market for purchasing a new machine . Again , thank's for your honest opinion . Can't wait for your demo on this machine.

Thanks for the review of Brother PQ 1500. I've been wanting to add semi-industrial to my sewing room. By the way my Bernina 560 nests some times too, I have to hold the tread tails to the back to keep it from doing that.

Love your personality!! Yes, please, thread the machine, wind the bobbin and sew please. I was looking at the same machines, and have pretty much decided on this machine rather than the Judi.

FYI: The Juki Qi machine that you mentioned does not come with a speed dial. The Qi is the cheaper version of the Juki Q machines. The Qi is almost the same machine as the Q machines, but not only does the Qi not have the speed dial, it has one tension disk (the Q has 2 tensions disks) and the Qi comes with fewer feet than the Q. That is why the Qi is about $400 less than the Q version of Juki. I have the Brother PQ1500S (the L means LED light) that I purchased in 2008 and I have the Juki Qi I bought in 2018. I love the Brother and I piece, quilt and make bags on it. I love the Brother! Happy sewing.

I just snapped up a brand new one on Amazon. They’ve been pretty much out of stock and I’d figured they were no longer in production. It just arrived today and I’m getting my sewing space set up for it. I got mine for the large throat area and quilting. I already have a mechanical Bernina (Mom’s wonderful machine) from the 70’s and my awesome New Home (Now called Janome) MC 6500 computerized machine from the 90’s. Re: The nesting at the start of a seam issue... I’ve been sewing on all sorts of mechanical and computerized machines for 50 (ugh) years and have always had this problem if i don’t remain consistent in giving myself a nice long set of both upper and bobbin threads to start and either laying them underneath the presser foot and to the left or pulling both slightly at the back (for thicker projects) when starting out. It’s so automatic for me I don’t really think about it. Can’t wait to try my new Brother, have a quilt sandwiched and ready to sew!💖

I absolutely love this machine..I bought in May 2020 For mask making and to replace my older machine that died...It's a true work horse... Thank you so much for the vid

Thank you for your honest review on this machine. I’m thinking of getting one as I’m new to quilting. I know this video is a year old, but a video about how to thread the machine, wind a bobbin, etc, would be great! Thank you!

Thank you! There are so few videos about this machine and I'd love to learn so much more about it while I slowly save for a new machine (or two) and make some decisions!

love the thread thingy :)

Just bought one. Never had nesting. Keeping long threads behind helps. Needle threader works well. Testing is good. Lovely machine. What other machines do you have?

I don’t know squat about sewing machines but I loved this review and how you presented it. And I love your super cute sewing room 💕

With regard to nesting: have you tried making sure the needle is at its high point? I think I read somewhere that you should lift the foot first before using the thread cutter. (Or I might have that backwards.) You could experiment to see if that solves your problem.

Thank you so much for this. I have been looking at this as well as Janome HD9 and could not find many videos or reviews on the Brother . I would definitely appreciate if you did a more in depth video on use the Brother especially on how it handles layers as I am into bag making.

Your video was absolutely awesome, informative, and I very much appreciated it. Your glasses are super super cute. Thank you for this lively video. 👍🏼🤗👍🏼

And yes, I’d love to hear more about the pq1500sl.

I was just trying to troubleshoot this same issue on mine today. Glad it’s not just me. I’m a quilter so I guess I will just have to use leaders❤️

I learned to sew eons ago on a straight stitch early 50s Kenmore machine. It became second nature to raise the presser foot and release the fabric with the uptake lever in the highest position. That and holding your threads to the back for the first few stitches may alleviate your nesting issue.

I had a problem with the nesting as well and have just had this machine for about a week. I'm glad it isn't just me. I did find holding the thread when starting helps. My biggest confusion is loading the bobbin in the bobbin case and I find it hard with a bad CMC joint at the base of my thumb also to finagle the bobbin into place. When they say the bobbin should turn left I still get confused because not sure how they are looking at that. In my other machine - a Singer Heavy Weight that isn't really a Heavy Weight the bobbin is much more straightforward to just drop in from the top and make sure the bobbin thread looks like the letter P when to insert it in the case. This one seems to go in the opposite way? But I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. The other thing I notice is the machine sews slow for me but when the prior owner demonstrated it to me it was able to go very fast so I think I must be doing something wrong. The speed of the machine should not affect the stitch length correct? I too love the machine - the deep throat, the thread cutter, the button to have the needle stop down in the fabric and the extension table to name a few things but I often knock the table down inadvertently because the foot is easily collapsed. I am thinking I need to put the foot inside a piece of a pool noodle or pipe insulation to help stabilize it.

Love, love your personality! Awesome video for the Brother PQ1500SL. Yeah, don’t change who you are. Honesty what makes you true to yourself and your subscribers. That said, Like yourself, a Brother fan too. All of my sewing machines and including two Babylocks do not have any nesting issues. During research for the PQ1500SL seems this model does have a nesting issues. Yeah, you’re not alone with this Brother model. Although, a few but not many owners have not had a nesting issues. Again, thanks for this awesome video. Keep up the work😎 I subscribed!

I love my pq1500sl. Thanks for the video. I haven’t got the nesting yet. And I back stitch a lot. I hope it doesn’t happen. But I do always hold the tail. Btw I don’t mean to correct you because you have more experience than me but I think this is a semi industrial machine because the presser foot is attached to the shank. It’s one piece

Thank you for your video!! I am in the market for a similar machine and I really appreciate your opinion. I would love to see a video on threading, and the other things regarding this machine.

I always hold the thread to the back and part sewing 1/2 inch in and then back up a few stitches. No nesting ever on any machine since I learned that years ago.

I feel your pain about nesting; it's certainly not your fault and it's amazing how it's even still a thing with all the advancements. I ended up selling my Janome for that reason, it drove me mad! I found it didn't nest if I started my stitching with the needle in the fabric - or as you said, holding the thread ends. I now have 2 machines - a 1940 vintage Singer, plus a very cheapo basic unbranded mechanical machine and neither of them nest. It really would be my deciding factor for any new purchase.

I have this machine and love it! Recently I’ve been unable to adjust the tension properly and my thread keeps breaking. I’ve changed it several times and can’t seem to get it right😢

Juki tl2010 has a control for fast med or slow as well as an additional tension knob/dial. Juki tl2000 is more like your Brother there. How’s the tension on that machine? I’m think about going with Juki TL2010qi thanks for review and being real

Thank you, great review!! I’m looking at retiring and traveling and will be giving up my industrial and this was the machine I was looking at. Continue to be yourself, you did amazing! Now onto watching more of your videos! 🧵😊

Did you ever do a video that shows how many layers you can sew through?

So helpful thx!!!!

Do you have any problem with the thread cutter. I bought this machine, but every time I try to cut the thread with the automatic thread cutter the needle comes unthreaded? Also, it seems very hard to use the automatic needle threader.

Great overview. Thank you. Do you still love it after using it for longer?

I'd like to learn about this machine. How to thread and bobbin. I did my research as well. Thank you

I also love my pq1500sl but it goes to fast, I wish there was a way to slow it down. Liked your video.

Will this machine sew knits if you use a stretch thread ?

Hated it. I owned it for a month hoping I could get over the bad things but I could not. #1- screw driver needed to change feet. #2 needle wouldn’t lift high enough to get the multiple layers under. #3 auto threader useless. #4 no throat, unable to slide a sleeve in or pant leg. #5 no zig zag. Didn’t know I needed it until I didn’t haven’t. #6 no speed control. #7 very awkward bobbin loading. I could go on but I think that’s an adequate amount of things to dissuade from this purchase. I am an experienced sewist and I’ve owned 2 Babylocks, a Janome, 2 Brothers and a couple antique singers. Luckily the store owner was kind enough to exchange it for me with a Babylock Lyric.

If you want to avoid nests in bottom. Hold your thread tails from top and bobbing thread, make like 3 stitches and let go, and start stitching. Or you can use a leader piece of fabric, leave like 2 stitches in between and start sewing your project piece. Most sewing machines have the capacity to have nesting problem; it's fixed by technique rather than a problem with the Machine.

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Hi! Do you still like this machine a couple years later?

Your "nesting" is completely solved by holding your threads for the first few stitches. This will happen on ALL machines of this type, like the Juki 2010Q, etc.