In my house, one dog's long fluffy tail takes care of the furniture, the other dog takes care of the fuzzies under the bed every time there's a thunderstorm.Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
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In my house, one dog's long fluffy tail takes care of the furniture, the other dog takes care of the fuzzies under the bed every time there's a thunderstorm.
I know this is an old post, but no one mentioned: Those fuzzies are a sign of a sewing machine being used often. If anyone has them, it is clearly a sign that your sewing machine needs to be cleaned!
You know that feeling when you've finished all your quilting projects and your studio is perfectly clean???? Me neither.
It's not how fast you sew, it's how well you sew fast! Wait, I think that's supposed to be MOW!
I take the bobbin cover off with a stubbie screwdriver and brush off all the lint ans threads, oil the race. I can take the bottom off my Juki, don't know about the Babylock Jane. I haven't for a while. Once in a while I vacuum out that area. I use a sewing machine brush and a little paint brush. Brush off any other lint I see, oil them up and take off.
Another Phyllis
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I love to mess with my machines. The fluff gets in there so fast. I use a small brush too and I love to take the machine apart as far as I can get it and stuff I know about, which isn't much. I don't have a computer machine.
I often take the throat plate off and get all those icky fuzzies out of the bobbin area. I have found that those longer eye shadow brushed or water color paint brushes work the best. I also have a little vacuum made for electronics that works pretty for the fuzzies near the top. I hadn't ever thought about taking the bottom off. I must check and see if I can do that with my Janome.....
-Chris-
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I have a Janome 6600P and my dealer told me to take the bottom off of the machine and clean the lint out of that area. (There are 4 screws that hold the bottom plate on the machine.) I try to do it every few quilts. It is amazing how much fuzz gets in there. The machine runs much better and quieter after a good cleaning.
I have the same machine. the 6600. I didn't know about taking the bottom off. I am going to check it out tomorrow. I was worried, because of it being a computerized machine. Thank you so much for the information.
Karen from Appleton, Wisconsin
Pipe cleaners work wonders in getting the fuzz and threads out from underthe throat plate. Never have taken the bottom of my machine off. Its computorized so take it in the the shop for a complete check up
This is a very interesting topic. Going to class a few weeks ago I had to do an emergency stop. When I took my machine (bernina qe) out of its bag the handle on one side had gone under the top piece. The class teacher came and started to undo the side and take it off as well as the back . I was informed how dirty the top inside was and I had not been cleaning it. Like all of you I only did bobbin etc areas. Do we have to undo all this as well and clean? Ps machine repaired ie handle pulled correct by the lawn mower man across the road. The bestŁ2.50 I have spent for a long time.
I clean everything. I mean everything -- every three months. The race is cleaned out regularly, but when I do a big cleaning, I unscrew the cover and get out every bit of lint and wayward thread bits. You'd be surprised at what comes out.
Krystyna
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