http://craftyvixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#cb451b18-3a2e-4e2a-9e30-18e8930e1fc7 Mine has been annoying me relentlessly (thread keeps breaking), I wonder if this is all it needs... Worth a shot! Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:52:45 GMT http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#cb451b18-3a2e-4e2a-9e30-18e8930e1fc7 Satya 2008-10-03T19:52:45Z http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#ed2cc798-900d-403f-9751-8559b2dacf16 no problem :) i remember being horribly frustrated with the thing. just wanted to share a bit o help <3 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:04:40 GMT http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#ed2cc798-900d-403f-9751-8559b2dacf16 .drayamonster. 2008-09-26T01:04:40Z http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#e0aa649d-6623-4142-9655-359e26c0f41e 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!! Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:28:19 GMT http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#e0aa649d-6623-4142-9655-359e26c0f41e karin 2008-09-25T11:28:19Z http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#6b8073ae-8eac-491b-94a6-88154664e5c0 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. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:00:04 GMT http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#6b8073ae-8eac-491b-94a6-88154664e5c0 Brenda 2008-09-24T02:00:04Z http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#f277b6e4-8211-4195-977f-3ae1c3041d7c 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 :) Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:38:35 GMT http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#f277b6e4-8211-4195-977f-3ae1c3041d7c .drayamonster. 2008-09-23T00:38:35Z http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#7572e212-d4da-4014-a35b-1e38bffa0a4c 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? Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:00:09 GMT http://CraftyVixens.tribe.net/thread/510d2823-ce69-4cc7-b228-5196f71231a7#7572e212-d4da-4014-a35b-1e38bffa0a4c karin 2008-09-22T15:00:09Z