Monday, July 27, 2015

Loops or Knots on the Underside of the Fabric

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Another in the series of troubleshooting tips.  Tips are not in order of most common to least common and do not need to be performed in sequ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Ankers Aweigh!

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Ankers Aweigh! In my effort to downsize, I have been culling through my stock of sewing machines with an eye to disposing any that don...
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Friday, July 10, 2015

Signature URR277E :UPDATE

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While trolling through thrift shops in the Harrisburg, PA area, I found a machine that had been eluding me for years.    The Montgomery...
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Friday, April 24, 2015

Orphan Needle Plates

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Today, I need some help.  Over the years, I have acquired hundreds of sewing machines.  Some of them are not worth rehabilitating, so I salv...
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Thursday, April 09, 2015

My Machine Turns Heavily or Jams

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Another in the series of troubleshooting tips.  Tips are not in order of most common to least common and do not need to be performed in sequ...
Saturday, March 28, 2015

My Machine Skips Stitches

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 This is the installment for "Skipping Stitches", one of the most common problems.   Not all steps apply to all machines (if a bob...
Thursday, March 05, 2015

Folded Seams

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I have been having a problem occasionally with seams folding over as they run under the presser foot.  Not all the time, just some of the ti...
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Sunday, January 25, 2015

The Needle On My Sewing Machine Breaks

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This is the installment for "The Needle Breaks", another common problem.  Not all steps apply to all machines (if a bobbin case la...
Saturday, January 17, 2015

Pfaff 1222

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I haven't attended the local Friday night auction for some time and I haven't bought a sewing machine in a while.  This week, th...
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Friday, January 16, 2015

Upper (Needle) Thread Breaks

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  I found a very comprehensive troubleshooting chart in a service manual for industrial machines and edited it for home machines and home se...