Help Baby lock soprano users
03-15-2023, 10:11 AM
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Help Baby lock soprano users
I am having a problem with satin stitches not forming. It was working and now won't I have recently changed needle and cleaned. Bought this used.so disappointed with this machine
03-15-2023, 10:15 AM
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Did the problem start after the cleaning and changing the needle? Have you done all the usual. Re-threading, re-loading the bobbin, turning off and letting it sit and turning it back on. Remember, its not a mechanical machine. It might need a hard reboot.
I've found with some of the electronic/computerized machines about half the problems are user error.
I've found with some of the electronic/computerized machines about half the problems are user error.
03-15-2023, 10:34 AM
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I'd re thread and take your bobbin out and put it back in. Especially with a new machine, it's easy to get things wrong. I often get the manual out to make sure I'm threading and putting the bobbin in correctly.
03-15-2023, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by cashs_mom
I'd re thread and take your bobbin out and put it back in. Especially with a new machine, it's easy to get things wrong. I often get the manual out to make sure I'm threading and putting the bobbin in correctly.
03-15-2023, 01:36 PM
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Check the bobbin. How did you insert it?
Most BL bobbins are inserted so the thread winds off the top of the bobbin and comes down on the left hand side. It looks like a
”p”.
(Page 7 picture #25)
Make sure the bobbin is seated correctly into the bobbin case area.
Make sure you have the correct foot on the machine. Some stitches are locked out and not available.
You might need to put a layer of stabilizer under the fabric. Plain tissue paper works too.
Next, check the manual. Do you have a key that looks like a lock on the screen? It may have been pushed accidentally.
It can be pressed when changing the needle so the needle doesn’t come down when changing.
Hope that helps!
Most BL bobbins are inserted so the thread winds off the top of the bobbin and comes down on the left hand side. It looks like a
”p”.
(Page 7 picture #25)
Make sure the bobbin is seated correctly into the bobbin case area.
Make sure you have the correct foot on the machine. Some stitches are locked out and not available.
You might need to put a layer of stabilizer under the fabric. Plain tissue paper works too.
Next, check the manual. Do you have a key that looks like a lock on the screen? It may have been pushed accidentally.
It can be pressed when changing the needle so the needle doesn’t come down when changing.
Hope that helps!
Last edited by Rhonda K; 03-15-2023 at 01:41 PM.
03-15-2023, 03:13 PM
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If you took the bobbin case out of the machine to clean under it, double check the manual for re-inserting it. There is a specific order and placement. I've had this happen to me and it was a simple fix. I'm not near my machine at the moment but I know there are instructions in the book. Don't panic!
03-15-2023, 03:51 PM
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Another tip: Was a there a round metal/magnetic washer under the bobbin? Did you put it back in the case? It has to go back into the case. (Not sure if the Soprano has this metal/magnetic washer or not.)
