Sewing Machine

 NEEDLE IS NOT INSERTED PROPERLY.
INSERT THE NEEDLE UP AS FAR IT WILL GO. ITS POSSIBLE THE NEEDLE COULD BE IN BACK TO FRONT. MOST DOMESTIC MACHINE NEEDLE HAD A FLAT SIDE SHANK. "FLAT TO THE BACK".

NEEDLE IS BENT OR WORN
CHANGE THE NEEDLE. IN MOST CASES, MANY COMPANIES SUGGEST REPLACING YOUR NEEDLE EVERY 8-10 HOURS OF SEWING TIME. YOUR NEEDLE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR MACHINE, WITHOUT IT YOU CANT SEW.

INCORRECTLY THREADED
RETHREAD MACHINE. NOT THREADING THE MACHINE AS REQUIRED BY THE MANIFACTURE BY MISSING THREAD GUIDES AND NOT IN THE THREADING SEQUENCE CAN PRODUCT INCORRECT SEWING PERFORMANCE OR EVEN DAMAGE TO YOUR MACHINE.

NEEDLE OR THREAD IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR FABRIC BEING SEWN
USE THE RECOMMENDED SEWING NEEDLE AND THREAD FOR THE FABRIC OR APPLICATION BEING SEWN.

SEWING ON STRETCH FABRIC
USE A STRETCH OR JANOME BLUE TIP NEEDLE.

PRESSER FOOT PRESSURE IS TOO WEAK.
ADJUST THE PRESSER BAR LEVEL TO MAKE THE PRESSURE STRONGER. WEAK PRESSURE ON FABRIC CAN REDUCE THE SUPPORT FOR THE NEEDLE MAKING THE NEEDLE MOVE AROUND IN THE FABRIC TOO MUCH.

INAPPPROPRIATE NEEDLE TO HOOK TIMING.
CHANGE THE NEEDLE. IF THIS DOESNT FIX PROBLEM, CONTACT A QUALIFIED MECHANIC

INAPPROPRIATE NEEDLE TO HOOK CLEARANCE.
CHANGE THE NEEDLE. IF THIS DOESNT FIX PROBLEM, CONTACT A QUALIFIED MECHANIC 

 INCORRECTLY THREADING
RETHREAD MACHINE. NOT THREADING THE MACHINE AS REQUIRED BY THE MANIFACTURE BY MISSING THREAD GUIDES AND NOT IN THE THREADING SEQUENCE CAN PRODUCT INCORRECT SEWING PERFORMANCE OR EVEN DAMAGE TO YOUR MACHINE.

NEEDLE IS BENT, WORN OR BURRED
CHANGE THE NEEDLE. IN MOST CASES, MANY COMPANIES SUGGEST REPLACING YOUR NEEDLE EVERY 8-10 HOURS OF SEWING TIME. YOUR NEEDLE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR MACHINE, WITHOUT IT YOU CANT SEW.

THREAD JAMMING AROUND BOBBIN AREA
ITS POSSIBLE THE TAKE-UP LEVER HAS BEEN MISSED DURING THE THREADING PROCESS. RETHREAD MACHINE AND TRY AGAIN. PLEASE NOTE THE PRESSOR FOOT SHOULD ALWAYS BE IN THE UP POSITION BEFORE THREAD IS STARTED.

UPPER THREAD TENSION TO HIGH
ADJUST TENSION TO RECOMMENED NUMBER SETTING

THREAD QUALITY NOT GOOD
YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU GET. GOOD QUALITY THREAD WILL PERFORM BETTER.

HOOK POINT DAMAGED
SHUTTLE HOOK POINT COULD BE EITHER GONE OR BURRED DUE TO NUMERIOUS NEEDLE DEFLECTIONS OR NEEDLE BREAKAGES. THIS CAN BE SANDED OR BUFFED TO REDUCE PROBLEM.

THROAT HOLE IN NEEDLE PLATE WORN OR BURRED
NEEDLE PLATE THROAT HOLES DO GET DAMAGED ALL THE TIME. THIS CAN BE FILED OR SANDED FOR A SMOOTHER FINISH IN SOME CASES, BUT IF BADLY DAMAGED OR THROAT HOLE IS TOO LARGE, REPLACE THE NEEDLE PLATE. TO REDUCE THIS PROBLEM, DO PULL OR PUSH FABRIC, LET THE FEED DOGS DO THAT. ALSO REPLACE YOUR NEEDLE MORE OFTEN.

 NEEDLE IS HITTING NEEDLE PLATE NEEDLE IS BENT OR OUT OF POSTION, REPLACE NEEDLE. SOME ELECTRONIC MACHINES REQUIRE YOU TO TURN OFF AND TURN YOUR MACHINE BACK ON FOR IT TO RESET ITSELF. IF STILL NOT CORRECT, CONTACT A QUALIFIED MECHANIC FOR REPAIR  

NEEDLE IS HITTING SHUTTLE HOOK POINT NEEDLE IS BENT OR OUT OF POSTION, REPLACE NEEDLE. IF YOU HEAR A TICKING NOISE, ITS POSSIBLE THE NEEDLE TO HOOK CLEARANCE IS INCORRECT. CONTACT A QUALIFIED MECHANIC FOR REPAIR  

THE FABRIC MOVES WHILE THE NEEDLE IS IN THE FABRIC FEED TIMING IS OUT DUE TO EITHER A MOVEMENT IN A GEAR OR THE TIMING BELT IN THE MACHINE HAS SLIPPED GEAR TEETH.   

CONTACT A QUALIFIED MECHANIC FOR REPAIR  

FABRIC IS BEING PULLED TOO STRONGLY WHILE SEWING PULLING THE FABRIC FROM THE BACK WILL NOT MAKE THE FABRIC GO THROUGH FASTER. BY DOING THIS WILL PULL OR BEND THE NEEDLE BACK INTO THE NEEDLE PLATE CAUSING IT TO HIT THE PLATE AND BREAK. LET THE FEED DOGS DO THE WORK YOU.

 INAPPROPRIATE FEED BALANCE
MOST MACHINES HAVE A EXTERNAL FEED BALANCE ADJUSTING DIAL TO CORRECT ANY OF THE STRETCH OR FANCY STITCHES, NORMAL INDICATED BY A + OR -.

UPPER THREAD TENSION TO HIGH
ADJUST TENSION TO RECOMMENED NUMBER SETTING. HIGH UPPER TENSION WILL RESULT IN THE BOBBIN THREAD BEING PULLED UP TOO MUCH, SHOWING THE BOTTOM THREAD AND MAKING THE STITCH LOOK WRONG. ALSO IF THE BOBBIN IS TOO LOOSE, THE SAME PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. CLEAN BOBBIN CASE. 

 INCORRECTLY THREADED
RETHREAD BOBBIN CASE. NOT INSERTED THE BOBBIN OR THREADING IT AS REQUIRED BY THE MANIFACTURE CAN PRODUCT INCORRECT SEWING PERFORMANCE OR EVEN DAMAGE TO YOUR MACHINE.

LINT BUILD UP IN BOBBIN AREA
REMOVING THE BOBBIN CASE AND THOROUGHLY CLEANING IN AND AROUND, ESPECIALLY WERE THE THREAD PASSES THROUGH THE TENSION SECTION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THREAD QUALITY NOT GOOD
YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU GET. GOOD QUALITY THREAD WILL PERFORM BETTER.

THREAD JAMMING AROUND BOBBIN AREA
REMOVE THE BOBBIN CASE AND THOROUGHLY CLEANING IN SHUTTLE HOOK AREA.

 PRESSER FOOT PRESSURE IS TOO WEAK
ADJUST THE PRESSER BAR LEVEL TO MAKE THE PRESSURE STRONGER.

INCORRECT FEED DOG HEIGHT
ITS POSSIBLE THAT BETWEEN THE FEED TEETH COULD HAVE A BUILD UP OF LINT CAUSING THE FEED DOGS NOT TO RISE THROUGH THE NEEDLE PLATE FEED DOG SLOT ENOUGH. REMOVING THE NEEDLE PLATE AND CLEANING BETWEEN THEM WILL CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IF NOT, THIS WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTMENT MADE BY A QUALIFIED MECHANIC

FEED DOG IS IN DOWN POSITION
MOST MACHINES MAY HAVE A SWITCH OR ELECTRONICALLY DROP THE FEED DOGS. FEED DOGS ARE STILL DROPPED MECHANICALLY IN MOST CASES, BUT IT THEY NEED TO BE RAISED, IT COULD BE BECAUSE THE MECHANISM HAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION DUE TO DRYNESS OR HARDENED GREASES. IT'S TIME FOR A SERVICE.

FEED DOG TEETH ARE WORN
WEAR AND TEAR, NEED TO BE REPLACED.