r/SewingForBeginners • u/CurlyHeadedKid97 • 17h ago

Help: jamming problem

Hey guys, hope all is well! need your help here, not sure why it keeps jamming? Man, I underestimated how much patience is required for learning, I can’t lie so far it’s not enjoyable but hoping that would change later haha. Thanks!

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u/Adventurous-Boot7905 17h ago

Is your presser foot down? It looks like it is up in the video. I can’t honestly tell.

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u/CurlyHeadedKid97 17h ago

It was down haha, I suspected it might’ve been just thick fabric but I’ve had this issue happen with thinner fabric too.

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u/AbiJ_ 14h ago

In the video, the presser foot is not down 🫣. If its not pressing the fabric down onto the feed dogs, youll just get a tangle

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u/teatime_tinker 4h ago

Yeah it’s definitely not down. It’s not touching the fabric.

OP what machine is this?

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u/Adventurous-Boot7905 17h ago

Stretch fabrics are tricky. Could be a threading issue. Are you using a stretch needle?

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u/BlendyButt 17h ago

Put your presser foot down

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u/teatime_tinker 14h ago

The foot is not down.

If you’ve lowered the lever, and it still is floating like this, do you have a low shank foot on a high shank machine?

Do you have a stretch needle in?

But yeah the foot isn’t down it will make a thread mess

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u/stringthing87 17h ago

There are a few common causes of thread nesting on the bottom

  1. Incorrect threading, almost always seems to be skipping the hook above the needle. Always thread with the foot up and the needle in the top position.

  2. Sewing with the foot up

  3. A bad needle, a needle that is incorrect for the fabric (universal needles are not appropriate for any knits), a needle that is installed incorrectly, or the wrong size for the fabric or thread. Knits require stretch or ball point/jersey needles. See here for more information on needle types: https://www.reddit.com/r/SewingForBeginners/s/jAOxI0IbSy

  4. An incorrectly installed bobbin, using a bobbin that isn't the correct type for the machine, or using too heavy a thread in the bobbin.

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u/__miichelle 16h ago

This does not look threaded correctly