My feed dogs don't wanna
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It seems like they aren't really gripping and moving fabric through very well. Is that an adjustment I can make myself or do I need to take it into a shop?
When I place fabric under the foot, it tends to just sit there with the needle going up and down forever. Sometimes I can use the point of my seam ripper to help push the fabric and get it started but not always.
Is it my feed dogs or something else?
When I place fabric under the foot, it tends to just sit there with the needle going up and down forever. Sometimes I can use the point of my seam ripper to help push the fabric and get it started but not always.
Is it my feed dogs or something else?
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Originally Posted by rubia
Muslin and cotton.
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My feed dogs would not raise into the proper position no matter where the lever was set. After numerous unsuccessful trips and complaints to the dealer where I bought it, I finally took it to another repair shop where it was diagnosed as missing a screw inside the machine that should have been there all along. Once that was finally in the proper position, I could sew and FM quilt. Before the screw, they wouldn't fully go down either which made it impossible to do any free motion quilting. One missing screw made for a very miserable year with a brand new machine.
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Does your machine have a pressure foot adjustment? I had a mechanical machine that would act like that when there was too much pressure. Another thought, did you take your needle plate off and really CLEAN out the lint? It is amazing what can build up in the feed dogs and mess up the way fabric feeds.
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