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After sewing

Symptom

Possible cause

How to put it right

Reference

 

 

 

 

The upper

The bobbin thread is incorrectly

 

 

thread has

Correctly install the bobbin thread.

page 19, 81

installed.

tightened up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have not threaded the upper

Correct the upper threading.

page 22

 

thread properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have not wound the bobbin

Wind the bobbin thread properly.

page 14

 

thread properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bobbin thread is incorrectly

Correctly install the bobbin thread.

page 19

 

installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have not threaded the right

Choose a thread and needle that are

 

The thread

combination of thread and needle

page 28

appropriate for the type of fabric.

for the fabric you are using.

 

tension is

 

 

incorrect.

You have not attached the presser-

Attach the presser-foot holder

page 34

 

foot holder properly.

properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The thread tension is incorrect.

Adjust the tension of the upper

page 41, 85

 

thread.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have not used a bobbin that has

Incorrect bobbins will not work

 

 

properly. Only use a bobbin that has

page 14

 

been designed for this machine.

 

been designed for this machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bobbin is set incorrectly.

Reset the bobbin thread correctly.

page 19, 20

 

 

 

 

The thread is

 

 

 

tangled on the

You have not threaded the upper

Correct the upper threading.

page 22, 82

wrong side of

thread properly.

 

 

the fabric.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The presser foot you are using is not

Attach the presser foot that is correct

 

 

appropriate for the type of stitch that

for the type of stitch that you want to

page 73

 

you want to sew.

sew.

 

 

 

 

 

The stitch is not

The thread tension is incorrect.

Adjust the tension of the upper

page 41, 85

sewn correctly.

thread.

 

 

 

The thread is tangled, for example,

Remove the tangle thread. If the

 

 

thread is tangled in the bobbin case,

page 78, 82

 

in the bobbin case.

 

clean the bobbin case.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brother 885-V60 After sewing, Thread has, Tightened up, Tension is Incorrect, Thread is Tangled on, Wrong side, Fabric

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