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List for Better Sewing
Check thls list if y o u are h a v ~ n g the f o l l o w ~ n g problems:
I F M A T E R I A L DOES N O T F E E D
I F UPPER THREAD BREAKS
1 . Darning plate
is
o n needle plate.
1. Upper threading
IS
n o t correct.
2.
Needle plate
I S
o u t o f position.
2.
Needle eye
IS
n o t sharp.
3.
Stop m o t i o n k n o b is loose.
3.
Upper thread 1 s t o o large for needle eye.
4. S t ~ t c h length regulator
IS
at
0 .
4. Upper thread tenslon 1 s t o o tlght.
5.
Needle 1 s Inserted ~ n c o r r e c t l y .
I F NEEDLE BREAKS
1 . Needle is inserted incorrectly.
2.
Needle clamp screw 1 s loose.
3.
Bent needle
IS
used.
4 . Upper threading is not correct.
5.
Upper thread tenslon is t o o tight.
6.
Wrong needle and thread f o r c l o t h being
sewn are used.
7. Materlal pulled excess~vely.
I F LOOPS FORM O N FABRIC
1 .
T e n s ~ o n of upper or lower thread is wrong.
I F M A T E R I A L SHOULD PUCKER
1 . Thread tension 1 s t o o tlght.
2. T h r e a d ~ n g is n o t correct.
3.
Thread is caught b y something.
4.
Lower
thread
is unevenly
w o u n d
o n
bobbin.
I F LOWER THREAD BREAKS
1 .
Lower thread 1 s entangled In shuttle
2.
Lower thread tension
IS
t o o tight.
3.
Lower threading is n o t correct.
I F MACHINE SKIPS STiTCHES
1 . Needle is n o t sharp and straight.
2.
Needle is inserted ~ n c o r r e c t l y .
3.
Wrong needle and thread for cloth belng
sewn are used.
.4.
Upper thread~ng 1 s n o t correct.
5.
L i n t is c l ~ n g i n g t o under-s~de o f needle
plate.
I F MACHINE RUNS H E A V Y OR NOISY
1 .
Machine is o u t o f
011.
2.
Lints has accumulated o n shuttle and teeth
of feed dog.