Originally Posted by ckcowl
i think that is great- and wish more would- so often shops want you to take your machine in and pay them $40 and up to clean-oil your machine- i would happily pay $10 to learn to do it myself!
exactly! i took a class at joanns to learn to measure,cut and press..how to follow a pattern..etc. it was excellent for me, being a newbie at the time. (about 6 years ago.) i would of gladly taken a class to learn how to take care of my machine..ie changing the needle,oiling and where and when,understanding tension.
taking the bobbin racer out and cleaning it. $10 bucks is a deal.
not everyone got a manual with their machine,unless it was new. not everyone understands how a machine sews, or that the bottom stitches are controlled by the tension up above.
and even though my machine were bought new, i am a visual person, i learn better watching and trying,rather than reading..IMHO