WHATTO

PROBLEM

trregular Stitches

Breakmg

Needles

Bunching of Th read

Puckering

PROBABLE CAUSE

Incorrect s_ze needte.

Improper [breading,

Loose upper thread tension. Pulling fabric.

Light pressure on presser toot. Loose presser foot.

Unevenly wound bobbin,

Pulling fabric.

Incorrect size needle. Incorrect setting of needle, Loose presser foot.

Upper and lower threads not drawn back under presser fool

Feed dog down.

Incorrect thread tension{s). Light pressure on presser foot.

Using two different sizes or kinds of thread.

Bent or brunt needle.

Loose presser foot.

Fabric too sheer or too soft.

COR RECTION

Choose

correct

size

needle

 

for thread

and fabric

(page 5),

Rethread

machine

(page

9).

 

 

 

Tighten

upper

 

thread

tension

(page

12).

 

Do not

pull

fabric;

guide

it

gently.

 

 

Increase

pressure

on

presser

foot (page 10).

 

Reset presser

foot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rewind

bobbin

(page

7).

 

 

 

 

Do not puIl fabric; guide it gently.

Choose correct size needle for thread and fabric (page 5). Reset needle (page 5).

Reset presser foot,

Draw both threads back under presser foot {page 10),

Raise feed dog.

Reset thread tension {s) (page 12. 13). increase pressure on presser foot (page 10).

Upper thread and bobbin thread should be same size and kind,

tnsert new needle (page 5), Reset presser foot.

Use underlay of tissure paper or tarleton when stitching.

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Kenmore 1300, 1206 manual Whatto, Probable Cause