Sewing machine mystery.
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Sewing machine mystery.
I have a Juki straight stitch machine. A few months ago it was giving me fits, skipping stitches, bad tension, just being contrary. I cleaned it, change the needle, change thread still the same problems. I left it as is and used another machine on another table. Yesterday I decided to try it again and figure out the problems. It sewed perfectly. Nothing was changed on it never even unplugged it. So frustrating. How do I fix something that decides on it's own when to be fixed. LOL
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Sounds like your Juki is a bit tempermental - I have one of their straight stitch machines which usually runs like a champ. Once in awhile it's a bit picky but usually it's one of the few things you mentioned. I wonder if what you were sewing at the time might not have worked well with your set-up? Or, it was just the Juki Gremlins at work! Glad you're back to smooth sailing!
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I have a friend who lives in a fairly rural area, her house is the last on a dead-end road. She has a longarm that gave her tension fits for years. She had an electrician come out for an unrelated project and he discovered that the electricity to her house was somehow inconsistent, something to do with being the last house on the line. Once they got that fixed, her tension issues disappeared.
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