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Breaking of Needle |
Improper size of needle for thread and material. Needle bent. Pulling of material when stitching. Needle striking improperly fasted presser foot or attachments. Crossing too thick a
seam with too small a needle.
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Breaking of Needle Thread |
A knot in needle thread. Improper threading. Upper tension too tight. Needle not inserted in needle clamp as far as it will go. Needle blunt or bent. Needle in backwards. Thread too coarse for needle. Roughened hole in needle plate. Improper arrangement
of thread when starting to sew.
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Breaking of Bobbin Thread |
Improper threading of bobbincase. Bobbin thread too tight A knot in bobbin
thread.
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Skipping of Stitches |
Needle not inserted in needle clamp as far as it will go. Needle in backwards. Needle threaded incorrectly. Thread from long groove side to short groove side. Needle blunt or bent. Needle too small for thread. Needle too
short.
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Puckered Seams |
Tension too tight. Stitch too long for material being sewn. Wrong presser
foot.
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Invention
of the Sewing Machine
~ Canadian
Sewing Machine Manufacturers
Sewing
Machine Values ~
Singer
Dates ~ Willcox
& Gibbs Dates ~
Needle
Threading
Shuttle
Identification ~
Common
Problems ~ Why
Make Quilts? ~
Sewing
With Children
Packing
a Sewing Machine ~
Paint
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