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Old 05-27-2010, 07:37 AM
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Brother Customer Service at 1-877-Brother (1-877-276-8437)

I would call them. Your machine is still under warranty.
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Old 05-27-2010, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Yvonne
Are you doing free motion? Did you put the pressure foot down? That's my usually mistake! Hope you find out what's wrong. I hope it's something really, really simple.
This was my question because I just did some sewing this week and guess what???? Forgot to put the presser foot down! :oops: Yep, did some unsewing after that!
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Old 05-28-2010, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by dungeonquilts
Here is what my repair man told me.....if the stitch isn't right on the top "the problem" is from underneath....if the stitch isn't isn't right on the bottom "the problem" is from the top. Does that help ?



Originally Posted by bj
This is probably a silly thing to say, but check your bobbin. Mine was doing that a while back and I had the bobbin in backwards.
Good advise! Thanks
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Old 05-28-2010, 07:36 AM
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I started all over: brushed out bobbin areas, changed needle, fresh bobbin re-threaded everything..flossing thru the tension disk...don't know which one worked, but no more birds nest!! Thanks. was just about ready to throw the machine out the window!
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Old 05-28-2010, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by cosyquilter
I started all over: brushed out bobbin areas, changed needle, fresh bobbin re-threaded everything..flossing thru the tension disk...don't know which one worked, but no more birds nest!! Thanks. was just about ready to throw the machine out the window!
Whoo hoo! Great!!! :thumbup:
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Old 05-28-2010, 09:12 AM
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In addition to having a clean machine, I find holding the top and bobbin thread for a stitch or two keeps those threads from being drawn down into the bobbin and causing a huge mess.
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Old 05-29-2010, 05:11 AM
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I had the same thing. My Bernina is fussy about that.
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Old 05-29-2010, 06:00 AM
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I had the same problem last week. Everything was doing fine and I was feeling really good about FMQ, UNTIL I looked at the back when I had to replace the bobbin. Very very loose stitches. (Problem only started for me on the last bobbin change) Took me an hour to remove it all and I just could not get the darned machine (Juki TL98E) to sew a good stitch. So, cleaned out everything, brought out the canned air, couple shots, removed that little thingy in the bobbin, cleaned that all out, new needle and now she is purring like a kitten again!!!
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Old 05-29-2010, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by sewcrafty
I don't know if I missed someone stating this, but one time I actually had to rewind my bobbin thread. For some reason the bobbin didn't wind correctly the first time. Put the thread on a new bobbin and WOO-HOO!!

Good Luck!!!
Ditto. I use pre-wound embroidery bobbins. I ran out and put a new one in, It kept breaking. I tried all the usual things - , made sure I had put the bobbin in the right way = still broke;cleaned out lint = broke again; changed needles = you guess it. Finally, I put in another new bobbin. Worked. So the pre-wound bobbin had a flaw. Nobody's perfect!
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i have a pc6000 brother.altho it's about 11 yrs old,has only been used maybe 2 yrs. my hubs bought it for me about a yr before he died,& up til 3mo.ago,hasn't even been turned on.well, i took it n to be cleaned adjusted,etc,they kept it 3 wks, when i got ithome it sewed worse than when i took it in.took it back,thiss time only 2 wksSTILLdoing the same thing! i'mready to pitch it,too,only can't afford another.this was a $1300machine [on sale]so to get another comp. today is abouhgt $4000 or more !WAY out of my budget.am really unhappy& don't know what to do.HELP
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