Troubleshooting

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Cause

 

Condition

 

 

 

 

The needle

thread

1,

The needle

thread is not threaded properly

 

brea ks.

 

2

The needle

thread tension is too tight

 

 

 

 

The needle is bent or blunt,

 

 

 

4

The needle

is incorrectly inserted

 

 

 

5

The needle

thread and

the bobbin thread are not set properly

 

 

 

under the presser foot when sewing is starting.

 

 

 

6

The fabric

is not drawn

to the rear when sewing

is finished

 

 

7

The thread

is too heavy

or too fine for the needle

 

The bobbin

thread

1

The bobbin

thread is not threaded properly in the bobbin

breaks°

 

 

case

and shuttle

 

 

 

 

2

Lint

has collected in the

shuttle area

 

 

 

3

The bobbin

is damaged

and doesn't turn smoothly,

The needle

breaks.

1

The needte

is incorrectly inserted

 

 

 

2

The needle

is bent or blunt

 

 

 

3

The needle clamp screw is loose

 

 

 

4

The needle

thread tension is too tight.

 

 

 

5

The fabric

is not drawn

to the rear when sewing

is finished.

 

 

6

The needle

is too fine for the fabric being sewn

 

Skipped stitches

1

The needle

is incorrectly inserted,

 

 

 

2

The needle

is bent or blunt

 

 

 

3

The needle

and/or threads are not suitable for the work being

Reference

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Seam puckering

The cloth is not

feeding smoothly°

The machine

doesn't work_

Patterns are distorted.

Noisy operation

sewn,

4A blue needle is not being used for sewing stretch, very fine fabrics and synthetics

5The needle thread is not threaded properly

6The wrong needle is used,

1_The needle thread tension is too tight

2 The needle thread is not threaded properly.

3.The needle is too heavy for the fabric being sewn.

4The stitch length is too long for the fabric

!The machine is not plugged in

2 The stitches are too fine.

3The feed dog is not raised after "drop feed" sewing.

1.The feed dog is packed with lint

2 A thread is caught in the shuttle race

3. Push-clutch is disengaged.

1 The stitch is not balanced

1, There is thread caught in the hook race.

2, Lint has built up in the shuttle or the shuttle race,

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Make stitch denser

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Make stitch coarser

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Sears 385.12912, 385.12916 owner manual Troubleshooting

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