Sewing Machine Trouble Shooting
Places to visit when you want to get your machine going again and try to save money on repairs.
Let the Feed Dog Do The Work
Is the needle hitting as you try to sew? The machine was sewing fine and the needle started hitting something in the bobbin area. You may find the answer to your problem here.
Is the needle hitting as you try to sew? The machine was sewing fine and the needle started hitting something in the bobbin area. You may find the answer to your problem here.
Threading A Sewing Machine - Keep The Presser Foot Up
When you thread a sewing machine, the steps are pretty simple. A common problem that you may not realize effects the outcome can be found here.
When you thread a sewing machine, the steps are pretty simple. A common problem that you may not realize effects the outcome can be found here.
Needle Know-how
Home sewers used to have two choices for needles--a sharp for wovens or a ballpoint for knits--not any more.
Home sewers used to have two choices for needles--a sharp for wovens or a ballpoint for knits--not any more.
Sewing Machine Trouble Shooting
Basic sewing machine trouble shooting pointers.
Basic sewing machine trouble shooting pointers.
A1 Sewing Machines: Tips To Keep Your Machine Running
A great write up by pro's for things to keep your sewing machine going.
A great write up by pro's for things to keep your sewing machine going.
How Machine Stitches Are Formed
A fantastic page, with animatons to help you understand exactly how your sewing machine works to form stitches!
A fantastic page, with animatons to help you understand exactly how your sewing machine works to form stitches!
Sewexcited.com - Questions And Answers
Some great pointers for machine trouble shooting and scissor care.
Some great pointers for machine trouble shooting and scissor care.
Maintenance of your Featherweight
A great page full of pointers from other Featherweight owners.
A great page full of pointers from other Featherweight owners.
NEEDLES - NEEDLES - NEEDLES
Here is a great place to learn all the sewing machine needle basics and what happens with each type of needle.
Here is a great place to learn all the sewing machine needle basics and what happens with each type of needle.
Salvaging Sewing Machines
This page is for flood victims but has information that applies to your every day care of your machine.
This page is for flood victims but has information that applies to your every day care of your machine.
Stitch's Magazine - Trouble Shooting Guide
A great list of things to check before you take your machine in for repairs.
A great list of things to check before you take your machine in for repairs.
TENSION - Not Yours, The Thread's
This write up is mostly for machine embroidery but has the basics for adjusting machine tension.
This write up is mostly for machine embroidery but has the basics for adjusting machine tension.
Troubleshooting Sewing Problems
A terrific page to bookmark, for when your sewing machine decides to not cooperate.
A terrific page to bookmark, for when your sewing machine decides to not cooperate.
Prevent Sewing Machine Malfunctions
Your sewing machine has worked fine for ages. You take it out of storage and the machine has a mind of it's own. What could have gone wrong? Find preventive measures that could save you money on expensive repairs.
Your sewing machine has worked fine for ages. You take it out of storage and the machine has a mind of it's own. What could have gone wrong? Find preventive measures that could save you money on expensive repairs.
How a Sewing Machine Works
An EXCELLENT reference to gain total understanding of how your sewing machine (and serger) works. Follow all of the pages to see animated gifs of how stitches are formed. The more you know about how the machine works, the easier it is to trouble shot problems.
An EXCELLENT reference to gain total understanding of how your sewing machine (and serger) works. Follow all of the pages to see animated gifs of how stitches are formed. The more you know about how the machine works, the easier it is to trouble shot problems.