Re: stiches problem HELP

When I read the machine was a gift the "cheap machine theory" was the first

thing that went through mind as well. Think I'll wait for answer on the 
make/model before making comments or suggestions.


"Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply" <samhill@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> You are correct in that it is the threading or the tension. What make
and 
> model is your machine, which side do they bunch up on, and are you 
> absolutely sure you are threading it properly?  Maybe we can find a 
> threading diagram for you -- there are some sites that post a lot of
them 
> for free.
>
> The other thing to try is to hold both threads when you start sewing so 
> that they don't pull back into the seam line and make a mess.
>
> If you don't have a cheap piece-of-junk machine that won't hold its 
> tension (been there, done that, trashed the machine and got my son an
old 
> machine from the 50s that works far better than the other one did even 
> when brand new) you may not be able to permanently solve the problem 
> without getting another machine, though.
>
> chatty cathy wrote:
>> ok i am not a good sew person but i do like the idea of sewing..does
>> that make sense? haha
>>    i have a sewing machine my aunt gave me with everything i need to
sew
>> but when i begin to sew i stitch a few times and i think all is ok and
>> then BAM the stitches arent sewing on the fabric or they are bulking up
>> and are a big bundle of th reads and i have to go back and rip it
>> apart...i cant seem to get my sewing machine to just sew a straight
>> simple stictch..i seem to have this problem often..i think maybe its
the
>> way im threading the needle or maybe the tension but i dont know what
it
>> should be on..im an idiot to this sort of stuff..i have so much
material
>> and threads and embellishmetns my aunt gave me and im wasting it by it
>> sitting there..
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