I use Q-Tips to help clean mine....the lint sticks to the tip. So many dust bunnies hiding out.....better go check mine again! LOL.....here bunnie bunnie...

You'll be so much happier once the lint is gone and your machine runs a bit smoother! :thumbup:

DITTO! Canned air can push the lint back into places you can not get to and cause lots of problems.

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I clean all of my machines on the first Saturday of the month and more regularly if they were used. I keep a container of cotton swabs, old toothbrush , tweezers and dental picks beside my work table. Dental pics are great for loosening the fuzz build up around the feed dogs. A good packing of lint around that area sure does wonders to throw your stitching off.

I use a feather and find it good.

I've used the Q-tip too, especially when sewing on fleece or velvets.
One time when I had been hemming fleece ponchos AND working on a velvet vest, that the lint in my sewing machine rivaled that in my dryer!

If you have a vacuum cleaner that has an exhaust port. Attach your hose and blow the lint out I do this every once in a while

Yes, but has this happened to you or to someone you know? Honestly, I can't find anyone who has had a problem with the canned air, but we all know it is supposed to be bad. I can't help but think we may be looking at an Urban Myth here. :lol:

Urban myth or not I am not using it on my expensive sewing machine.
Something else DH told me about canned air is that if it is not held
straight it will produce some kind of liquid. Do I want that in my machine?
I don't think so.