Originally Posted by littlehud
I get so excited to sew I forget to clean my baby. I have made a rule to clean it before each project. That helps me remember.
Unless you're only making runners and table mats, that won't be often enough. Like changing your needle every 8 hours, you should clean the lint out about the same. Lint build up can slow down or break your machine. It gets caught in the moving parts. I try to clean it at the end of each day I sew. That way it's ready for me when I sit back sown at the machine the next day