sewing machine glitch

topic posted Mon, September 22, 2008 - 8:00 AM by  karin
Share/Save/Bookmark
Advertisement
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?
posted by:
karin
Advertisement
Advertisement
  • Re: sewing machine glitch

    Mon, September 22, 2008 - 5:38 PM
    possibly 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 :)
  • Re: sewing machine glitch

    Tue, September 23, 2008 - 7:00 PM
    Make 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.
    • Re: sewing machine glitch

      Thu, September 25, 2008 - 4:28 AM
      drayamonster, 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.

      thank you both for your advice!!

Recent topics in "Crafty Vixens"

Topic Author Replies Last Post
Display heads? Neysa 14 Today, 9:08 PM
Dying Patent/PVC Unsubscribed 6 November 2, 2009
Halloween Trade! Tessah Kaltes 26 November 2, 2009
Scratchy new sheets offlinepetra 4 October 29, 2009