Why are my stitches like this?
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Thanks for all of the continued replies. Even though switching from a size 12 to a size 14 needle did the trick this time, next time it may be another issue altogether. It's good for me to have a mental list of things to check.
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#33
KenmoreGal I love your machine and thank you for posting such an interesting but frustrating topic
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I just had tension problems myself and was so frustrated took my machine in to be looked at and the bobbin wouldn't hold the thread so he took the little screw out and low and behold there was a thread stuck in there. I couldn't believe it. Now the tension is perfect who would of thought to look under that thing?
#35
bbeyes, I think we forget just how critical the mechanism is on our sewing machines, again going back to the workshop with Dawn Cameron-Dick I had no idea till then how tiny is the actual area that the stitches are formed, it is so tiny that it is a wonder that we even get a stitch when using cheapo linty threads. I now only use the best of threads and needles and am really meticulous in cleaning my machine, especially the bobbin area. Top tip, I found a super really small spiral brush that I use similar to the bottom one in this pic, think it came from a typewriter cleaning kit!
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