Hallo after a while ... As I am too much into plants this time of the year, I'm a bit lazy for other things 😉I'm happy to write about my sewing ... or a troubleshooting project.
Yesterday I started sewing my daughter's shirt. My sewing machine made strange sound and I noticed something was wrong. Some stitches were skipped especially when I try to make zigzag stitches. It happened few times before.
First of all, always it's good to test sew with a small side part so that fabric is not destroyed by a sewing machine 😁
First thing I did was to check the upper and the bobbin threads go through my sewing machine properly. It was OK. Often I miss two parts marked in the photo below.
Next I cleaned the place where I install a bobbin (how can I call it in English ... ?). After few months of use, often dusts stuck there and they prevent my sewing machine work properly. If you are not used to take out the parts, good to take some photos and remember how they are installed.
You may find a brush to clean your sewing machine. I have one in the tool box 😊
There were some dusts but cleaning didn't improve the situation.
In the end I had doubt on the needle that I exchanged recently. I found it was the cause! After exchanging the needle to a new one, finally my sewing machine worked fine.
When sewing machine functions, it's really quick to finish a shirt, which I sew many for my daughter already. It will be a kids' day gift for my daughter (5th May is a day for kids in Japan).
Have a happy needlework week!
昨日、子どものシャツを縫い始めたらなんだかミシンの調子が悪い・・・変な音がする上、目を飛ばして縫ってしまうのです。前にもこんなことがあって、手順は定番です。
糸がきちんとかかっているかチェック、下糸の釜を掃除、針を交換。今回は針の交換でようやくきちんと動き出しました。先日針を交換して、どうやらあまり品質のよい針ではなかったようです。他の針何本かもうまく縫えず、メーカーが違うものに変えたら動きました。
ミシンが動けばシャツを縫うのはお茶の子さいさい、午前中で仕上がりました。子どもの日のプレゼントにします😊