Tiny stitches...Help
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No, it isn't dirty feed dogs, I was wishing it was something so simple. I have a Brother NX600, guess it needs a hospital visit. Can the 1/4 inch foot wear out. Just tried a reg. foot & no problem.
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I am always surprised just how much lint gets packed down in the feed dogs, do not like cleaning out that area of my machine, but it does sew better when I do.
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Yes my seams are nesting.took my machine apart to double ckeck the feed dogs to make sure they were clean & they were. Was putting the stitch plate back on & dropped a screw down inside my machine. Have to wait for DH to come home & take it apart to get that screw out of there. I know better than to mess with screws as my arthritic hands will not co-operate. That's me done for today.
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perhaps he can use a long grabber to get the screw out. Hope so. using the 1/4 inch foot might be part of the problem going over thicker seams. I use my walking foot but have a Janome MC4800. good luck.
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Yeah, DH just got home. He just turned my machine upside down(cringe) & shook till the screw fill out Since my spool of thread was almost empty I grabbed my serger cone & tried sewing. It is now back to normal. Was the thread the whole time. No more tiny stitches & sews over seams the way it should.
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When this happens to me, I know I need to lessen the pressure on the presser foot. There is a knob or dial on top of your machine with numbers. The lower the no. the less pressure.
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