Rough Morning...
#1
I've been working hard on getting the Sunday-Best Sue quilt top done. Last night I started having trouble with my machine or me. It kept pulling my fabric into the feed dogs, chewing it & grumbling loudly. I only get about 3 hrs sleep a night so was really tired & figured it was me. Decided to put it away for the night. Went to bed. Up at 3 a.m. frogging all the fancy stitches I put on this long strip. I went to try again & it happened again. Long story short..it kept doing it. I took my machine all apart to clean under the bobbin case & presser foot plate. Got it all cleaned out, put it back together..still doing it. Changed bobbins; still doing it. Made a fresh bobbin. Still doing it. Finally in desperation & near tears I got a new spool of (embroidery) thread this time from my DH stockpile. Made a matching bobbin & my sewing machine is purring like a kitten again! I tell you this not to complain or whine, but to hopefully help someone else who has this problem with their machine before they end up taking it for service with such a simple fix. I really love this sewing machine. It's worked really hard since I've had it with no complaints.
#4
Oh my gosh.. I soooo hear your frustrations!! Why is it when we want to sit down and make a ton of progress things like this happen. Beyond frustration is where it gets me and a few tears. I am so happy you were able to troubleshoot the problem and gt back up and running again!! Perserverence usually works! Good for you!! :thumbup:
When I have something like this happen my first plan of attack is make sure my machine is threaded correctly as sometimes threads can mysteriously pop out of tension disks. Next thing, remove the bobbin and clean. I try stitching again, if it isn't perfect I put in a new needle. I am floored at how many times I have put in a new needle and end up throwing it away and changing it again and then things work perfectly. I too have switched threads and bobbins. So far these things have worked for me on the machines I have now. :-D
When I have something like this happen my first plan of attack is make sure my machine is threaded correctly as sometimes threads can mysteriously pop out of tension disks. Next thing, remove the bobbin and clean. I try stitching again, if it isn't perfect I put in a new needle. I am floored at how many times I have put in a new needle and end up throwing it away and changing it again and then things work perfectly. I too have switched threads and bobbins. So far these things have worked for me on the machines I have now. :-D
#5
Originally Posted by MZStitch
I so glad you got it figured it out! I've been there before, and don't know if I ever tried to just change the thread!
So, had you been sewing with this same spool for awhile, and then it just started acting up?
So, had you been sewing with this same spool for awhile, and then it just started acting up?
#6
Originally Posted by Divokittysmom
Oh my gosh.. I soooo hear your frustrations!! Why is it when we want to sit down and make a ton of progress things like this happen. Beyond frustration is where it gets me and a few tears. I am so happy you were able to troubleshoot the problem and gt back up and running again!! Perserverence usually works! Good for you!! :thumbup:
When I have something like this happen my first plan of attack is make sure my machine is threaded correctly as sometimes threads can mysteriously pop out of tension disks. Next thing, remove the bobbin and clean. I try stitching again, if it isn't perfect I put in a new needle. I am floored at how many times I have put in a new needle and end up throwing it away and changing it again and then things work perfectly. I too have switched threads and bobbins. So far these things have worked for me on the machines I have now. :-D
When I have something like this happen my first plan of attack is make sure my machine is threaded correctly as sometimes threads can mysteriously pop out of tension disks. Next thing, remove the bobbin and clean. I try stitching again, if it isn't perfect I put in a new needle. I am floored at how many times I have put in a new needle and end up throwing it away and changing it again and then things work perfectly. I too have switched threads and bobbins. So far these things have worked for me on the machines I have now. :-D
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