Only sewing backward
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A friend of mine has a Singer 1411 purchased in 1982. She got it from her MIL. It hasn't been used in at least 20 years, and before then just for mending. She got it out this morning and it only sews in reverse. Pressing the reverse button keeps in it reverse. It doesn't change anything. What might cause this?
Thanks in advance!!
Thanks in advance!!
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My sister was doing that last summer when I went to visit. We took it to the shop and the guy told me to sew with it going in reverse and just keep my finger pushing the reverse until the machine started sewing forward. He said it could take from 1 to ten minutes or longer. Hers took about 3 minutes. Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
My White machine from the 80's did that once. It turned out that the lever that releases the cams was in the wrong position. If this machine has cams, try that.
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Originally Posted by MommaDorian
Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
My White machine from the 80's did that once. It turned out that the lever that releases the cams was in the wrong position. If this machine has cams, try that.
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