A Jaycotts Blog post with Alex Jaycott and myself
I asked Jaycotts about troubleshooting Sewing machines as we all have problems from time to time and we don't always know where to start to sort it out.
This is their advice:
Alex,
The biggest issue we encounter is mis-threading of the sewing machine
Having sold and serviced sewing machines for over 30 years I can honestly say that the biggest headaches for customers are actually caused by mis- threading the sewing machine!
everyone does it from time to time whether beginner or expert, novice or sewing teacher
What do you mean by that Alex, what should we be doing? Angela
Alex
Well , it is important to thread the machine exactly as shown in your manual.For example if someone miss-threads the take up lever, they usually don’t notice it and when the machine jams it looks as if the problem is the bobbin area - when in fact it isn’t
So I guess my point should be that if you have an issue, the first thing to try is: re do your upper thread, taking care that the thread goes right into the take up lever. Incorrect threading can cause the machine to jam almost immediately.
If you still have problems after that then go on to checking the bobbin area.
