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Sewing machine help!
Jun. 13th, 2010 05:49 pmI've been using my sewing machine to fix the hems on my work trousers (the original hems came undone grr) and taken up the hems on one leg of my new jeans (only sold medium height in my size so the hems were about 3" too long). However, I ran out of thread on the bobbin and had to stop to refill it.
Since then, I can't get started again without it causing knots. It looks ok on the top, I sew a few stitches and then it stops and refuses to move forward. When I try to remove the fabric from the machine, there are lots of loops into the bottom of the machine.
What am I doing wrong? It seems to be something to do with the bobbin but I've taken it apart and rethreaded it several times and it ties the same knots every time?
I've only used my sewing machine about 3 times so it's still a bit mysterious :( It's done this before once or twice but this time it's doing it every time I try.
ETA - Thanks for your help! I hadn't threaded it properly at the top. Once I fixed that, it started behaving itself.
Since then, I can't get started again without it causing knots. It looks ok on the top, I sew a few stitches and then it stops and refuses to move forward. When I try to remove the fabric from the machine, there are lots of loops into the bottom of the machine.
What am I doing wrong? It seems to be something to do with the bobbin but I've taken it apart and rethreaded it several times and it ties the same knots every time?
I've only used my sewing machine about 3 times so it's still a bit mysterious :( It's done this before once or twice but this time it's doing it every time I try.
ETA - Thanks for your help! I hadn't threaded it properly at the top. Once I fixed that, it started behaving itself.