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#21
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I purchased my adorable FW awhile back and sewed a little with her and she was such a pleasure to use and she has been unused since. I have just been too busy. I brought her out to start piecing in the evenings and guess what?! Nothing but thread jams!
Thanks for this thread and all of the helpful hints. User error, nothing wrong with my baby! YAY!
Tomorrow I will start fresh now that I know what to do.
Thank you Thank you.
Thanks for this thread and all of the helpful hints. User error, nothing wrong with my baby! YAY!
Tomorrow I will start fresh now that I know what to do.
Thank you Thank you.
#25
Miriam posted " To me a hand crank goes the wrong way, too"
I am certain that she know this, but for non handcrankers; The gears in the handcranks reverse the direction of power and give it a 1:3 ratio of revolutions. At least for Singers, anyway.
I am certain that she know this, but for non handcrankers; The gears in the handcranks reverse the direction of power and give it a 1:3 ratio of revolutions. At least for Singers, anyway.
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Thanks, Miriam. My mom taught me well when I learned to sew on her 301. She told me to always make sure the take up lever is all the way to the top and never turn the wheel backwards and that has served me well.
#29
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I am short, 4'10" and my Mother was short. Every time I went home to visit her she would ask me to look at her machine. She would thread the machine but she did not have the thread "flossed" in between the 2 discs at the top tension. I find myself standing up to thread my machine now because I cannot see if the thread gets in the right place.
I think this is a mistake for a lot of people. Of course, I have to stand up to iron too.
I think this is a mistake for a lot of people. Of course, I have to stand up to iron too.
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