Problem sewing straight seams
I have a Featherweight and have been having some trouble.
The machine seems to pull to the left. I have a hand on the front and back of the strips and I can see it veering off to the left. I hope I can get some advise on how to correct this! |
Originally Posted by Celeste
(Post 7598069)
I have a Featherweight and have been having some trouble.
The machine seems to pull to the left. I have a hand on the front and back of the strips and I can see it veering off to the left. I hope I can get some advise on how to correct this! |
I sew kinda like I walk. Not in a straight line.
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The featherweight does have an adjustment for the presser foot pressure. There is a finger screw on the top of the machine head (just above the faceplate). Try adjusting that to see if it corrects the veering.
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The feed dogs can be out of alignment. If you Google, you should be able to find a website that shows how to adjust the feed dogs. they need to be straight from back to front; if they are skewed a little, they will pull the fabric in an "off" direction. I think it's a screw that holds them in place.
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Presser foot adjustment solved my problem. It was way to loose when I got it and it sewed seams anywhere it wanted to. Now it is well behaved.
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Originally Posted by sewingitalltogether
(Post 7598087)
I sew kinda like I walk. Not in a straight line.
LOL! Me, too. I've been known to careen off my own walls in the hall! Stone cold sober, too! LOL |
Originally Posted by mme3924
(Post 7599280)
LOL! Me, too. I've been known to careen off my own walls in the hall! Stone cold sober, too! LOL
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Originally Posted by sewingitalltogether
(Post 7598087)
I sew kinda like I walk. Not in a straight line.
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This happened to me, too and when I purchased a new machine, I had a heck of time allowing it to sew straight, I was so used to having to guide it!
Someone also mentioned that if you are using a really thin foot, (Like a zipper foot), that can make your material wander. Watson |
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