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From: fairybe7
Date: 03-12-2006, 02:58 PM (1 of 5)
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My machine is a Singer model 1022. All of a sudden the bobbin thread is too loose when it goes over the top thread. This started in the middle of a project, and the only thing I had changed when it started was moving the zipper foot from one side to the other. I had not even rethreaded the bobbin when it started. I have tried cleaning the inside of the machine, and messing with a screw near the bobbin, but that didn't change the tension. My needle is inserted correctly, and I've rethreaded the bobbin the same way I always do. I tried lessening the tension of the top thread. This fixed the problem for a short time, and then it came back. Do I have any options other than taking it to a repair shop? Thanks, Fairy Be |
User: fairybe7
Member since: 03-12-2006 Total posts: 3 |
From: Tom Land
Date: 03-12-2006, 05:37 PM (2 of 5)
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Could you be a little more specific as to what the thread was doing? Also which screw "near the bobbin" did you turn? Was it the one facing up on the right hand side or one of them on the side of the black bobbincase?
Have fun or don't do it, Tom
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User: Tom Land
Member since: 09-21-2005 Total posts: 514 |
From: fairybe7
Date: 03-13-2006, 10:23 AM (3 of 5)
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Tom, The needle is catching the bobbin thread but doesn't pull it tight to make defined stitches. The top thread ends up as a long string on the top of the fabric with the bobbin thread loosely looped over it. The screw I messed with I now see is not a part of the bobbin case. It was a large screw on the left side of the machine's inner workings. Thanks for responding. I hope that makes more sense. -Fairy Be |
User: fairybe7
Member since: 03-12-2006 Total posts: 3 |
From: Tom Land
Date: 03-13-2006, 09:08 PM (4 of 5)
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If your problem is a tension problem either the upper tension is much too tight or the lower tension is too loose. first make sure your needle does not have a burr on it. Then double check all your threading... Especially make sure that the bobbin is inserted correctly. Your upper tension should be set at 4 or 4 1/2. If all these are correct find the right hand screw on the side of the black bobbincase. Make sure it is tight turning it clockwise. Then find the left hand screw on the bobbincase. Turn it clockwise 1/8 turn. If that does not correct the problem turn it another 1/8 turn. Continue doing this until you have a good stitch. If it has no affect on the stitch there is lint or thread lodged between the two silver colored plates on the top of the bobbincase. Run a small screw driver or needle between them and try to remove it. I SHOULD HAVE HAD YOU TRY THIS BEFORE TURNING THE SCREW. TRY IT FIRST! The screw you have already loosened is a position brkt screw. We can just hope you didn't move it too much. I don't think I can explain how to set it on paper. If this does not correct your problem I'm afraid you need to get it to the shop. Have fun or don't do it, Tom
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User: Tom Land
Member since: 09-21-2005 Total posts: 514 |
From: fairybe7
Date: 03-14-2006, 01:02 PM (5 of 5)
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Tom, I actually did try turning that screw before you wrote back to me. It helped. The stitch is not the perfect stitch I had before, but it is close enough to make me happy. Thank you for your advise. I will keep it on hand for next time. -Fairy Be |
User: fairybe7
Member since: 03-12-2006 Total posts: 3 |
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