Problem sewing straight seams
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I have a Featherweight and have been having some trouble.
The machine seems to pull to the left. I have a hand on the front and back of the strips and I can see it veering off to the left.
I hope I can get some advise on how to correct this!
The machine seems to pull to the left. I have a hand on the front and back of the strips and I can see it veering off to the left.
I hope I can get some advise on how to correct this!
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I own a featherweight also but I can't remember if you can adjust the pressure foot pressure. I was having that same problem on another machine and discovered that was the problem. Good luck.
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The featherweight does have an adjustment for the presser foot pressure. There is a finger screw on the top of the machine head (just above the faceplate). Try adjusting that to see if it corrects the veering.
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The feed dogs can be out of alignment. If you Google, you should be able to find a website that shows how to adjust the feed dogs. they need to be straight from back to front; if they are skewed a little, they will pull the fabric in an "off" direction. I think it's a screw that holds them in place.
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This happened to me, too and when I purchased a new machine, I had a heck of time allowing it to sew straight, I was so used to having to guide it!
Someone also mentioned that if you are using a really thin foot, (Like a zipper foot), that can make your material wander.
Watson
Someone also mentioned that if you are using a really thin foot, (Like a zipper foot), that can make your material wander.
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