Thread: Sewing machine throwing a fit...chewing up corner of fabric

I am sewing half sew triangles and my machine keeps grabbing the top corner and shoving it down into the needle hole. I have slowed down my sewing, I start with a leader and nothing seems to help with the problem. This is not happening on everyone but when I am trying to chain stitch and i am stopping to pull out the fabric and then get the knot out of the corner of the fabric I start to throw a fit.

Any advice would be appreciated. Oh, and I am going to change the needle and see if that helps. I am starting to hear that popping sound when my needle gets dull.

Thanks Christine

Amen. Worked like a charm for me.

Originally Posted by BellaBoo

The only suggestion I have is to use a single needle face plate. That solved the problem for me.

Originally Posted by BellaBoo

The only suggestion I have is to use a single needle face plate. That solved the problem for me.

Me too! I couldn't sew without the single needle plate. Its hard to believe how much it helps until you use one. I can start at the corner like you have pictured, and it NEVER gets "eaten"!

I hope that fixed it! We do realize that needles travel several miles at high speeds through a multitude of layers? So, first thing I have learned to check is the needle. Second is to clean out the bobbin area and the feed dogs --amazing how fast the lint can build up and cause troubles. I think that is why the single hole straight stitch needle plate on older machines works better than those that allow for zigzag motion. Not as much exposure to the elements as it were. I was taught by my grandmothers to keep plenty of needles on hand and change at least when I started a new project.

Originally Posted by BeckyB

boy what are the odds! I quit sewing the other day for that same reason....guess I will change the needle