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Condition
The needle thread 1.
breaks. 2.
Cause
The needle thread is not threaded properly.
The needle thread tension is too tight.
3. The needle is bent or blunt.
4. The needle is incorrectly inserted.
5. The fabric is not being drawn to the back when sewing is finished.
6. The thread is either too heavy or too fine for the needle.
The bobbin thread 1,
breaks. 2,
3,
The needle breaks. 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
Skipped stitches 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
Seam puckering 1,
2,
3,
4,
Stitches form loops 1,
below the work 2,
The cloth is not 1,
feeding smoothly. 2.
The machine does not 1.
work. 2.
3,
The machine does not 1,
run smoothly and is 2.
noisy.
The bobbin thread is not threaded properly in the bobbin case.
Lint has collected in the bobbin case.
The bobbin is damaged and doesn't turn smoothly.
The needle is incorrectly inserted.
The needle is bent or blunt.
The needle clamp screw is loose.
The tension of the needle thread is too tight.
The fabric is not drawn to the back when sewing is finished.
The needle is too fine for the fabric being sewn.
The pattern selector dial had been turned while the needle was
in the material.
The needle is incorrectly inserted.
The needle is bent or blunt.
The needle and/or threads are not suitable for the work being
sewn,
A Blue Tip needle is not being used for sewing stretch, very
fine fabrics and synthetics,
The needle thread is not threaded properly,
The needle thread tension is too tight.
The machine is not threaded correctly.
The needle is too heavy for the fabric being sewn.
The stitches are too coarse for the fabric being new line sewn.
When sewing extremely light weight materials, place a sheet
of paper underneath the fabric.
Reference
See Pages 22,24
See Page 26
See Page 12
See Page 12
See Page 32
See Page 12
See Page 20
Cleanthebobbincase.
Exchange bobbin,
See Page 12
See Page 12
See Page 12
See Page 26
See Page 32
See Page 14
See Page 28
See Page 12
See Page 12
See Page 14
See Page 14
See Page 22
See Page 26
See Page 22
See Page 12
Makethe
stitches denser.
For customer assistance call or e-mail:
1-877-SEWING-U (1-877-739-4648)
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cust-rel@janome-america.com
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The needle thread tension is too loose. See Page 26
The needle is either too heavy or too fine for the thread. See Page 12
The feed dog is packed with lint. See Page 64
The stitches are too fine. Make the
stitches coarser.
The machine is not plugged in. See Page 8
Thread is caught in the hook race. See Page 64
Handwheel has been disengaged for bobbin winding. See Page 20
Threads have been caught in hook mechanism. See page 64
The feed dog is packed with lint. See Page 64
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