Did she replace the feed dogs at some point? Lint under - looks clean - thread wrap somewhere out of sight? Everything looks assembled correctly except that little button that holds the whole mess down (oil it like you are my little Wilbur)- double check with a manual. Maybe pull everything out and reassemble? I might have a set of dogs that fit that somewhere in my junk. It looks like a needle scar on the throat plate - needle hit and maybe hit hard. Bent needle shaft? Is there a sprung spring down there somewhere? You have nothing to lose by taking things apart and putting them back together - great learning experience. I can always lend you a sledgehammer if things get out of hand. I hope you didn't pay much for that machine. Joe or Candace probably have better advice than I do. Not my favorite machine.
Last edited by miriam; 02-06-2014 at 04:40 AM.