Originally Posted by
msrosecooks
I have been trying to get going on my new to me Juki tl98Q machine. I have tried everything to get the machine to work. Does not advance the fabric and the stich is miniscule. have tried tweaking the tension and changed the needle. No dealer or sewing center available, as I live in the boonies. Any and all help would be appreciated. Yes, feed dogs are up. Thanks, Rose
Unless there's a severe thread hang up stopping the machine from being able to advance the fabric, tension won't typically affect fabric advancement. That's the domain of the stitch length setting.
Check the stitch length setting, what is it set to?
Remove the fabric, set the stitch length to something big, lift the presser foot, turn the handwheel by hand and look at what the feed dogs are doing.
Do they look like they're moving enough to drag the fabric backward for a large stitch? Or are they basically just going up and down?
Are they high enough?