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machine problems continued
I am sewing 100% cotton, two pieces, right sides together, for a quilt
block. There are no pins invloved because the pieces are small. Stitch length is 2.5, width is zero, I am doing a straight stitch. I rethreaded the top and the bobbin, cleaned out all fuzzballs and oiled the needlebar. Dogs are up and moving as normal, as far as I can tell.. I have tried a majority of upper tension numbers, all failed me. The tension appears to have no effect on how the fabric moves and the needle ends up sewing over and over into the same hole. The machine looks like it is operating perfectly if I hold the thread tails and just watch the machine go through the motions. But when I put fabric under the presser foot, even in the middle of the piece of fabric instead of the edge, the dogs move the fabric as far as the rear edge of the presser foot, then the fabric gathers there and puckers, and the dogs push the fabric into an accordian shape, stopping at the rear edge of the presser foot. I need a Ben & Jerry's break. I appreciate all advice and hankerchiefs. Cyndi |
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QuiltShopHopper wrote:
I am sewing 100% cotton, two pieces, right sides together, for a quilt block. There are no pins invloved because the pieces are small. Stitch length is 2.5, width is zero, I am doing a straight stitch. I rethreaded the top and the bobbin, cleaned out all fuzzballs and oiled the needlebar. Dogs are up and moving as normal, as far as I can tell.. I have tried a majority of upper tension numbers, all failed me. The tension appears to have no effect on how the fabric moves and the needle ends up sewing over and over into the same hole. The machine looks like it is operating perfectly if I hold the thread tails and just watch the machine go through the motions. But when I put fabric under the presser foot, even in the middle of the piece of fabric instead of the edge, the dogs move the fabric as far as the rear edge of the presser foot, then the fabric gathers there and puckers, and the dogs push the fabric into an accordian shape, stopping at the rear edge of the presser foot. I need a Ben & Jerry's break. I appreciate all advice and hankerchiefs. Cyndi Cyndi, this is just off the top of my head and I'm only posting because our more experienced people haven't yet, but... Have you checked the needle pressure adjustment on your machine? It's usually a knurled wheel situated right at the top of the machine and directly over the needle/presser foot. It could be that your needle pressure is set on 'zero' and that would prevent the presser foot and feed dogs from properly feeding the fabric. There are a number of other reasons this problem could happen, but this is the one that springs to my mind. Hope you solve the problem soon - I know how frustrating it is! (And spare a thought for us Oz stitchers: we don't even *have* Ben and Jerry's! =:-0 ) -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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machine problems continued (QuiltShopHopper) =A0=A0I am sewing 100% cotton, two pieces, right sides together, for a quilt block. There are no pins invloved because the pieces are small. Stitch length is 2.5, width is zero, I am doing a straight stitch. I rethreaded the top and the bobbin, cleaned out all fuzzballs and oiled the needlebar. Dogs are up and moving as normal, as far as I can tell.. I have tried a majority of upper tension numbers, all failed me. The tension appears to have no effect on how the fabric moves and the needle ends up sewing over and over into the same hole. The machine looks like it is operating perfectly if I hold the thread tails and just watch the machine go through the motions. But when I put fabric under the presser foot, even in the middle of the piece of fabric instead of the edge, the dogs move the fabric as far as the rear edge of the presser foot, then the fabric gathers there and puckers, and the dogs push the fabric into an accordian shape, stopping at the rear edge of the presser foot. I need a Ben & Jerry's break. I appreciate all advice and hankerchiefs. Cyndi ---- Cyndi, I'm not familiar with your machine, but here are a couple of basic, cheap possible cures which have solved similar problems with my machines over time: Insert a new needle, put a different thread spool onto the machine, and put a different (or new) bobbin in. Walk away: leave the project for an hour, a day--just let it sit. Sometimes that is all it takes for a machine to end it's sulk. Hope it works for you. Cea |
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... Walk away: leave the project for an hour, a day--just let it sit. Sometimes that is all it takes for a machine to end it's sulk. Hope it works for you. Cea Oh, if that it would only work for _other_ sulkers! ;-} -- Beverly ---to reply, delete no spam and .invalid--- |
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QuiltShopHopper wrote:
I am sewing 100% cotton, two pieces, right sides together, for a quilt block. There are no pins invloved because the pieces are small. Stitch length is 2.5, width is zero, I am doing a straight stitch. I rethreaded the top and the bobbin, cleaned out all fuzzballs and oiled the needlebar. Dogs are up and moving as normal, as far as I can tell.. I have tried a majority of upper tension numbers, all failed me. The tension appears to have no effect on how the fabric moves and the needle ends up sewing over and over into the same hole. The machine looks like it is operating perfectly if I hold the thread tails and just watch the machine go through the motions. But when I put fabric under the presser foot, even in the middle of the piece of fabric instead of the edge, the dogs move the fabric as far as the rear edge of the presser foot, then the fabric gathers there and puckers, and the dogs push the fabric into an accordian shape, stopping at the rear edge of the presser foot. I need a Ben & Jerry's break. I appreciate all advice and hankerchiefs. Cyndi 1.Check the presser foot has pressure on it - lower it and see how hard it is to lift with your hand 2. How high are the feed dogs coming? Take off the stitch plate and check for fluff between the feed dogs. The feed dogs should come about 1mm above the stitch plate or the thickness of a dime. 3. If the above fail, run the machine with no thread in it and see if the problem persists. Report back! Roger. -- Yarn Forward Your On Line Yarn Store http://www.yarnforward.com |
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I took my machine over to a friend's house to see if she could figure it
out, and the machine gave in and worked perfectly all day. The change in location did the trick. Or maybe the machine thought I was taking it back to the store. Cyndi, who thanks all of you so very much for your advice |
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On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:34:57 +1000, Trish Brown
wrote: (And spare a thought for us Oz stitchers: we don't even *have* Ben and Jerry's! =:-0 ) But dairy products in general and ice cream in particular is much nicer in Oz than in the U.S.A. Joy Beeson -- http://home.earthlink.net/~joybeeson/ -- needlework http://home.earthlink.net/~beeson_n3f/ -- Writers' Exchange joy beeson at earthlink dot net |
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