What Do I Need to Pay Attention to?
#1
What Do I Need to Pay Attention to?
I sew on a Viking Designer 1 machine.
Love it.
I don't do serious sewing, just a lot of piecing and some basic quilting.
When I piece, I like to use my walking foot as it seems to keep my fabric tight.
Lately it feels like my "feed" isn't working so well.
Seems like the foot isn't going all the way down, although it is.
Sometimes when I'm sewing, the machine will not want to "progress" or move forward
and my stitches end up being super tiny.
I've taken things apart and cleaned/dusted down there.
I've checked my stitch length.
I've changed my needle.
I'm not sure what is causing this?
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Love it.
I don't do serious sewing, just a lot of piecing and some basic quilting.
When I piece, I like to use my walking foot as it seems to keep my fabric tight.
Lately it feels like my "feed" isn't working so well.
Seems like the foot isn't going all the way down, although it is.
Sometimes when I'm sewing, the machine will not want to "progress" or move forward
and my stitches end up being super tiny.
I've taken things apart and cleaned/dusted down there.
I've checked my stitch length.
I've changed my needle.
I'm not sure what is causing this?
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
#5
I had a walking foot I used on an older Viking wear out. The "feed dogs" on the foot are made of plastic and over time they wore down until almost smooth. I could not believe the difference when I finally replaced it.
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I agree---it sounds like there is little pressure on your presser foot, so the fabric isn't advancing and your stitches are tiny. Look for where you adjust the pressure on the presser foot and increase it. It may be a dial that can get changed by brushing up against it, and you may have changed it without knowing it. Happens to me with my furnace thermostat, lol.
#8
I had this happen recently & sometimes the set screw that holds the feed dogs loosens up & just needs to be tightened with a allen wrench. I googled how to fix feed dogs or something to that effect & there was a video that showed how to fix it. Really easy to do. I don't know about your machine but it is worth a shot
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