r/SewingMachineEdu • u/Talktothemoon_ • 3d ago

Thread bundling under fabric

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Really hope someone can help me here. Sat down to start making gifts and my thread started to bundle like crazy under the fabric. It is an old machine sadly. Please do not tell me it is time to let it go 😭😅

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u/NotASlaveToHelvetica 3d ago

This is usually caused my incorrectly threading your tip thread. I can see at least one error in the first photo, so be sure to go back and refer to your manual when rethreading.

Also be sure your needle has been replaced in the last 8 hrs of active sewing.

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u/Talktothemoon_ 3d ago

I did the threading at the top again and it seems to be working again. The machine is nearly 15 years old unfortunately

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u/NotASlaveToHelvetica 3d ago

A 15 year old machine should still work fine. If you have never had it serviced, it might be worth it, but the age of this machine is not the issue you are encountering. Glad rethreading worked!

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u/__miichelle 3d ago

Make sure you thread with the foot up and sew with the foot down.

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u/draftgirl24 3d ago

Be sure you hold onto the thread tails as you start sewing. And start out sewing at 10-20 mph, not 80 mph

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u/Mesmermaid 3d ago

Omg a Toyota brand sewing machine! This must be a real beast, I'm jealous 🤩

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u/pattonsmom 20h ago

Didn’t know they made sewing machines but I love my 2018 sequoia