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| 1 Thread is twisted. | Use scissors, etc., to cut the twisted | ||
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| 2 Fabric was not inserted into the frame | If the fabric is not stretched tight in | ||
| correctly ( fabric was loose, etc.). | the frame, the pattern may turn out |
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| poorly or there may be shrinkage |
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| of the pattern. Set the fabric into |
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| the frame correctly. |
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| 3 Stabilizing material was not attached. | Always use stabilizing material, especially | ||
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| with stretch fabrics, lightweight fabrics, |
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| fabrics with a coarse weave, or fabrics that |
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| often cause pattern shrinkage. See your |
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| authorized dealer for the proper stabilizer. |
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| 4 There was an object placed near the | If the frame bumps something dur- | ||
| machine, and the carriage or embroi- | ing sewing, the pattern will turn out |
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| dery frame hit the object during sew- | poorly. Do not place anything in |
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Embroidery | ing. | the area where the frame may |
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| bump it during sewing. |
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5 Fabric outside the frame edges inter- | Reinsert the fabric in the embroi- | |||
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sew out | feres with the sewing arm, so the em- | dery frame so that the excess fab- |
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broidery unit can not move. | ric is away from the sewing arm, |
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| and rotate the pattern 180 degrees. |
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| 6 Fabric is too heavy, so the embroidery | Place a large thick book or similar | — | |
| unit can not move freely. | object under the arm head to lightly |
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| lift the heavy side and keep it level. |
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| 7 Fabric is hanging off the table. | If the fabric is hanging off the table | ||
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| during embroidery, the embroidery |
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| unit will not move freely. Place the |
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| fabric so that it does not hang off |
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| the table (or, hold fabric to keep |
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| from dragging). |
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| 8 Fabric is snagged or caught on some- | Stop the machine and place the | — | |
| thing. | fabric so that it does not get caught |
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| or snagged. |
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| 9 Embroidery frame was removed during | If the presser foot is bumped or the | ||
| sewing (for example, to reset the bob- | embroidery unit is moved during |
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| bin). The presser foot was bumped or | sewing, the pattern will not turn |
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| moved while removing or attaching the | out. Be careful when removing or |
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| embroidery frame, or the embroidery | reattaching the embroidery frame |
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| unit was moved. | during sewing. |
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