Help, my Brother SE 270 is eating my fabric!
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Eagle River, Alaska
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Yes, I know, change the needle, clean out the fuzz bunnies, I've done everything I can think of and it's STILL EATING MY FABRIC!! In fact it's getting difficult to climb over a normal seam any more. I'm in a major tizzy, our local repair shop costs a fortune and I can't afford to take it in right now. Do any of you lovely folks have any ideas or suggestions - I'm nearly crazy trying to sew and fighting this machine. It never used to do this, just started in about the last 2 or 3 weeks.
#2
Is it making rats nests on the back?
Have you oiled it? I don't oil my modern machine (ever) but it might not hurt)
I would ask around ... maybe someone has a machine you can borrow. A nice working machine.
Have you oiled it? I don't oil my modern machine (ever) but it might not hurt)
I would ask around ... maybe someone has a machine you can borrow. A nice working machine.
#4
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,812
I had to take off the needle plate on my machine yesterday because when I used the thread cutter, the fabric would go down into the hole of the plate and 'get eaten'. I found a 4" thread stuck to some fuzz bunnies way down below the bobbin case. Cleaned it out and no problems since.
#5
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: MS
Posts: 2,624
Have you use the dental floss to clean the upper thread guides? I have the 270D and it has done that a time or 2. Be sure to use the "unwaxed" dental floss.
I just had my PE700II start eating fabric today and I about freaked out. I'm in the middle of a project with a deadline of tomorrow. I cleaned everything really good, did a shutdown on it, removed, clean and replaced the embroidery unit and have had no more problems...keeping fingers X'd!!
I just had my PE700II start eating fabric today and I about freaked out. I'm in the middle of a project with a deadline of tomorrow. I cleaned everything really good, did a shutdown on it, removed, clean and replaced the embroidery unit and have had no more problems...keeping fingers X'd!!
#6
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 11,276
I know you said you cleaned out the bunnies, just want to make sure you removed the plate. It sounds like the feed dogs may not be engaging. Make sure that you remove the plate and clean around the feed dogs.
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