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I am new to sewing and quilting. Was in a hurry today and am not sure what went wrong but I broke a needle. I have never changed a needle before but will read my manual. I have been sewing for about a year have made about 5 lap size quilts. Should I have changed needle? I have never cleaned my machine. How do you do this and how often? Thanks in advance for the info
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Your manual should help you with these problems. Your machine may need a cleaning (to get fuzzies out of the bobbin area) and depending upon your machine you may need to oil it as well. If you needle gets dull or blunt it can catch on fabric and/or the plate/bobbin area and and cause it to break. Good luck.
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You are supposed to change the needle every 6-8hours of sewing or every new project, i usually just change it with every new project and have never had a problem. 6-8 hours of sewing doesn't seem that long to me. Also, i usually clean out the bobbin area after each project, because lint build up can create problems with skipped stitches and stitch quality
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Originally Posted by Cdrlinda
I am new to sewing and quilting. Was in a hurry today and am not sure what went wrong but I broke a needle. I have never changed a needle before but will read my manual. I have been sewing for about a year have made about 5 lap size quilts. Should I have changed needle? I have never cleaned my machine. How do you do this and how often? Thanks in advance for the info
Here is just one link of many I found. If you put "How to clean and oil a sewing machine" in the seach engine it will bring back loads of stuff
http://www.ehow.com/how_5064_clean-sewing-machine.html
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Ditto what some of the others have said. I change my needle after a project and clean my machine too. All those little fuzzy things get in there and clog things up. Also, make sure you are using the right needle for your project. Lots of articles on the web about needle selection. Nice job of your lap top production - 5! Way to go!
#8
I clean my bobbin area after every 3-4 bobbins. I stack the empties in one area as a reminder.
Changing the needle? Yes, but not as often as I probably should. Find a cheap source and it is less painful to toss what appears to be a good needle when in reality it is probably past it's prime LOL
Check your manual for oiling or not... my machines are self lubricating :D:D:D
Changing the needle? Yes, but not as often as I probably should. Find a cheap source and it is less painful to toss what appears to be a good needle when in reality it is probably past it's prime LOL
Check your manual for oiling or not... my machines are self lubricating :D:D:D
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