Can you over heat a sewing machine? And What color thread?
08-13-2011, 08:36 AM
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Take it back. It should be under warranty. Sounds like there's a glitch in the electronics. Should be a free fix or a replacement macihne. Don't take "no" or "something you did" for a answer. Corporate customer rlations would be my second "go to" place after the dealer.
08-13-2011, 10:07 AM
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Well, yes you can over heat a sewing machine. I had been doing a lot of sewing on my Kenmore, which I'd had for some time, when suddenly there was actual smoke coming out of the sewing machine. Well, I guess I sewed too much for the poor thing, and I had to toss it. I guess someone could have put in another motor, but I opted for a new machine. My girlfriend has the exact same machine and hers is still going strong, but she doesn't do nearly the amount of sewing that I do.
08-13-2011, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by leatheflea
Next question. I'm working on a black and white quilt. Black on whites, whites on black. Small to medium print, rectange in a rectangle block. what color thread should I use to quilt it? I normally try to match the color of the background, but with this quilt the background is night and day. So whats your suggestions? What have you used? Do you have any pic of it?
I quilted one with YLI, varigated white to gray to black. worked very nice.
Thanks in advance!
I quilted one with YLI, varigated white to gray to black. worked very nice.
Thanks in advance!
08-13-2011, 03:38 PM
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Have you got your machine plugged into a strip where other things are plugged in especially your iron. My machine died down and discovered everytime my iron heated up the machine would die down , slow up so plugged it into a different power strip and have no more problems.
08-13-2011, 06:25 PM
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King Tut (Superior Thread) quilts beautifully and there is a verigated black that is awsome.
About the machine - try a brand new needle(topstitch or metallic) and yes, be sure to clean feed dogs and bobbin case area.
About the machine - try a brand new needle(topstitch or metallic) and yes, be sure to clean feed dogs and bobbin case area.
08-13-2011, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Marysewfun
I didn't have a machine overheat - but I had one start sewing BACKWARDS! Called the shop and they said to pull the plug out of the wall, let it sit for a few minutes and plug it in again - worked fine. Said something about it being polarized.
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