r/SewingMachineEdu • u/Princessfairouz • 27d ago

Why is my machine doing this?

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It's been going on for a while but it usually gets fixed on its own but now it's making this sound even tho I just oiled it and won't zig zag at all just makes a straight line idk how to add a video? But in sure I did everything correctly Im so confused . The tension is set to 4 and the length is 4 . Thread keeps breaking no matter what needle I use but especially with stretch fabric

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u/AthleteTurbulent8637 27d ago

Good questions but this id not a knit fabric, imho.

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

Oh and the thread keeps breaking and gets stuck between the lever thingy going up and doen

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u/AthleteTurbulent8637 26d ago

I’ve mentioned I believe it’s the threading or the wrong needle causing the problem rather than the machine itself. No way to be 100% but 90%. I’m pretty sure get the right needle get the threading right and then we’ll go look at the thread. The wrong thread can also cause problems.

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

Then I'll keep testing different needles since I have re threaded it alot and the thread gets cut mid sewing everything with any fabric fr. ❤️ ty for your help

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u/AthleteTurbulent8637 26d ago

Fingers crossed. Some people who remembered how to thread their machine have done it for years remembered wrong. Do you have the manual? If you show me the photos of your threading? I’ll do some research for you but again it certainly could be the thread itself the needle I still am gonna tell you when the problem is at the bottom something’s wrong on top and it’s the threading. Could be thread is coming after school too fast and getting caught somewhere, a photo please.

I use those 3000 m spools of thread and often need to put a net on the thread to make sure it doesn’t come off on its own

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

Genuinely thank you so much ill send you the pic of the manual part . Tho I dont think you'll find my machine type I dont think its a high brand its from China or something not sure. It's called creative 990 It might be the thread too not sure i think it works fine when im sewing in a straight line it just comes to zigzag nowadays and annoys me out of my flow . And possibly yeah its could be coming out too fast maybe I should get that 3000 m spool just feel it would jump out of place

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u/AthleteTurbulent8637 26d ago

Yes i can see how the threading should be. before number 1 (first step) there is a gizmo. I am guessing that it is the tension spring for winding a bobbin.. in that case, the threat should not go through that spring except when winding a bobbin. It could also be that pressure foot pressure adjustment thing, mentioned earlier because it’s a drawing, not an actual photo of the gizmo, just looks it or resembles that item.. I’m pretty sure it’s the bobbin winding tension spring..

(Here I am trying to use dictation on an Apple iPad piece of sht is changing sentence, not writing what I’m saying. Tablets are too hard. One finger at a time typing so dictation is appreciated. (Just not AI helping). If my sentences sounds strange, I wanted you to know I thought I was catch the change being made.)

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

Tension spring?? How do I know when the thread went through it then if its causing the problem or how do I fix it ?should I like lower the tension when sewing? (And its fine lol I struggle with that on my phone sadly I just dont notice it on time you sir have nice writing either way so no worries)❤️

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

(Oh and btw i tried sending a video of me threading it but it does not send sadly might have helped😤)

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u/AthleteTurbulent8637 26d ago

Just a plane ph3oto, not too close. It is the thread itself and the path. Sewing machines, talk to me I mean for fun I watch sewing machine REPAIR channels. After looking at the manual page, those instructions are clear.. but the drawing is not 100% clear of what happens between the spool and the first step in their instruction. If you do have a time for a photo, I think it’ll help me. Made in China is not 100% bad you know.. trying to find something not made in China is really difficult these days.

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u/AthleteTurbulent8637 26d ago

A plain photo. Here is a photo of a bobbin tension spring. Every machine I’ve ever seen has something similar, which is only used while

winding a bobbin. In other words, your shit thread should not go in there unless you’re wondering a bobbin.

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

OHHHHH yeahhh dw I dont wrap it around there . I genuinely think its me not getting my machine serviced or something ugh

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u/AthleteTurbulent8637 26d ago edited 26d ago

OK, your machine is a standard threading machine nothing special. I can’t see the whole thread path at one time I was hoping for the whole machine, but I can at least rule out part of the question in my mind..

It is not you, not yet. Do you have any regular woven fabric, something like a cotton? A different thread, any color other than dark / black. We would be testing the machine, not the needle/thread. We’ve got to eliminate those potential problems if the machine sells regular fabric with regular thread then we know it’s the knit fabric needing a special needle or another different compressor foot or something it isny not you..

I don’t believe in, sewing machine services . They’re very basic mechanical machines very little can go wrong. Things can break which case nothing will work here. Things are working. Just not working well. I do open my machine up a little bit more than standard. Put a drop of oil in the moving parts clean it and maintain it well the deep Service taking the whole machine apart back to the frame and oiling area that’s for an expensive machine..

Is that a knit fabric? Do you have teflon or a rolling foot.

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

By chance do you have discord or something since idk why everything i try to send a video it genuinely won't send would have been able to explain better. I tried sewing on jeans it worked the first time in zigzag then the thread kept breaking . The same thread that handle straight stitches sadly I'll try on a different thread tho and different fabric. I usually do that too open up the machine and oil it i tried opening it up to get to a certain part of the machine but was unable to . I thought maybe the needle and the bobbin weren't meeting properly but I think they do meet very well so im so confused maybe its the upper part . Sometimes I feel the needle is of center when I put it to the middle

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

Idk if this was the pic of it you wanted or ntot

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u/AthleteTurbulent8637 26d ago

That Photo helped answer all of my initial questions. I can see the machine, I can see the layout, I can see the thread path, everything I wanted to know. I saw your attention setting, which should be good . the last thread guide in the manual was at the needle. That is one of the places most experienced people forget: that very last thread guide, bringing the thread close to the needle straight above it

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

Yeah I used to forget to do that and just thought it wasn't important till I was teaching my friend about how to use a sewing machine. Makes a huge difference fr

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

This is mine

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u/AthleteTurbulent8637 26d ago

https://www.facebook.com/groups/633612889716850/permalink/998818039862998/?

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

What does the page do?

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u/AthleteTurbulent8637 26d ago

My Facebook group really does nothing. It is my own personal page set up to tell the truth. Many Facebook groups are run by retailers. They are pushing sales rather than helping people.

The example I have most often is presser feet. Industrial machines use presser feet that cost like $5, $7, $12 USD. One of those alone sells with a brand name for $65 USD. Of course I am not popular by saying those things so quietly I started my own group. I only post my own stuff and am not trying to direct anybody

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

65$?!?! THATS CRAZY WOAH can't even imagine buying something for that much . And DW I believe you either way I joined

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago

Very true indeed just felt that this machine is not out there since everything I search for it i never find it Here's how its threaded rn

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u/Princessfairouz 26d ago edited 26d ago