Originally Posted by
wildyard
You don't mention what kind of sewing machine you have, but I have a Kenmore and it went thru a period of sewing on it's own, too. I feel this is a safety issue and you should report it to the consumer safety commission. Especially since you were injured by this. Mine seems to have been caused by a build up of lint in the foot control pedal, but regardless of the cause, this is dangerous and should be reported!
Thanks, Linda. Mine is a Janome. I hadn't thought about reporting it, but I certainly plan on looking into it, now, and alerting the LQS where I bought it. I've been thinking of upgrading to a new machine next year, but I'm not sure if I'll stick with Janome, now. None of my other machines have ever done this and I really do love their machines, but I'm not so sure, now. I have a 6500 and have heard from others with this same model that they've had issues, too. Perhaps a different model next time.