tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499584355567748496.post6826381254824839851..comments2023-04-03T21:52:04.467+10:00Comments on Seams Right: glitches in the machineryistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15895947394368909391noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499584355567748496.post-74162669922353410062014-02-03T09:59:37.699+11:002014-02-03T09:59:37.699+11:00This one has been fussy since I got it - it's ...This one has been fussy since I got it - it's a low end rebadged Janome.<br /><br />My old machine was a 2nd, 3rd or 4th hand (early 1970s model) and apart from when it wouldn't stop sewing (got that fixed) it was a solid little workhorse. Literally a solid little thing. istahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895947394368909391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499584355567748496.post-43075945878906238992014-02-03T09:57:03.873+11:002014-02-03T09:57:03.873+11:00I switched the brand of thread and it seems to imp...I switched the brand of thread and it seems to improve, though still gathering - but at least not as badly as it was before. With the other thread it was still hideous with the 4 tension dials at zero.<br /><br />I miss my old Babylock EA-605, but at 40+ years old (I got it 2nd 2nd hand), and well used, it was at the end of it's life. Am tempted to hunt one down on ebay!istahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895947394368909391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499584355567748496.post-87207277836072295152014-02-03T02:48:42.021+11:002014-02-03T02:48:42.021+11:00Have you tried the "unthread it, brush out th...Have you tried the "unthread it, brush out the dust and re-thread it" method? Normally works for me. Hopefully it is something that simple.Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03421067881169794828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4499584355567748496.post-34081934677212594602014-02-02T23:00:42.973+11:002014-02-02T23:00:42.973+11:00You don't realise how wonderful they are till ...You don't realise how wonderful they are till they stop working. :-(Hazel_Myopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037557900927612544noreply@blogger.com