aarrggghhh!!!
suddenly, the machine is skipping stitches! it's an old old singer, industrial one, and was going along fine when it started creaking in the bobbin case and skipping a few stitches. i then oiled it a tiny bit and the noise stopped, but now it skips more stitches than it makes....
any thoughts?
suddenly, the machine is skipping stitches! it's an old old singer, industrial one, and was going along fine when it started creaking in the bobbin case and skipping a few stitches. i then oiled it a tiny bit and the noise stopped, but now it skips more stitches than it makes....
any thoughts?
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Re: sewing machine glitch
Mon, September 22, 2008 - 5:38 PMpossibly the bobbin area needs to be cleaned?
my started acting funny, and i popped out everything i could and took one of those compressed air canisters to it.
works just fine now.
good luck :)
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Re: sewing machine glitch
Tue, September 23, 2008 - 7:00 PMMake sure the bobbin screw isn't too loose or too tight as well.
Check your needle & thread (I would re-thread the machine) as sometimes that leads to skipped stitches if the tension isn't right or the needle is dull. -
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Re: sewing machine glitch
Thu, September 25, 2008 - 4:28 AMdrayamonster, you're a genius. i took the thing apart and cleaned cleaned cleaned, put it back together and used it in a so-so condition for a spell, then took it apart again and cleaned it all again. now it's like new.
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Re: sewing machine glitch
Thu, September 25, 2008 - 6:04 PMno problem :)
i remember being horribly frustrated with the thing.
just wanted to share a bit o help
<3
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Re: sewing machine glitch
Fri, October 3, 2008 - 12:52 PMMine has been annoying me relentlessly (thread keeps breaking), I wonder if this is all it needs... Worth a shot!
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