JeannieB Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Oh wise and experienced maintenance experts, I need advice .... I've bang-banged (with my needle) two different rulers at two different times ... accidentally, of course. I did not break the needle when I hit the ruler, but ended in the needle jamming in the down position. Now my perfect tension and perfect stitches have gone wonky. I get good stitches navigating from bottom to top with the correct # of stitches per inch, but really bad, little bitty stitches and horrible tension going from top to bottom. What steps should I take to get back to "beautiful" again? Or should I just plunge and go for the retiming? Thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Investigate everything before you take the leap. Check your needle height. If you jammed the needle it could be a tad too high to make a nice stitch. That's actually the first step for timing. Check the needle height (adjusted by raising/lowering the needle bar) after you are sure the needle is seated correctly inside the bar. That may re-position the scarf so the stitches will return to normal. Since it may be that you just need to nudge the hook closer to the sweet spot of the needle scarf, you may not need to completely remove the entire assembly. Use the instructions in your manual and any videos available here to step through if you haven't timed before. Good luck and I hope you're stitching beautifully again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I agree with Linda. I would start with just adjusting the needle depth. Its pretty simple, and the times I have had poor stitches after hitting a ruler, that's the only fix I needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I was just corrected by the fabulous Barb M! The fabric tries to pull the needle with it so pushing away would cause the needle to be pushed away from the hook. And towards you it would pull it into the hook. Thanks Barb--and I hope Jeannie gets it figured out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeannieB Posted August 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Thank y'all! Gonna give the needle a try first. Im so thankful for this forum!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 And after you fix your machine come on over and fix mine! I'll provide the wine and chocolate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deloajones Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 I will be doing service calls in Arizona, Nevada, Louisianna, Mississippi and Florida for the next two weeks, I you want a in home spa treatment just call and if I'm in your area we can fix things Dave and Deloa 269-767-2799 Davedeloa@gmail.com Www.deloasquiltshop.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Go online and look for the video on retiming your machine. The first time is really scary, but after that it's a breeze. No, my machine doesn't just "go out of time", I bang her with rulers and such too. You can do this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeannieB Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 My solution is embarrassing! After i hit the second ruler, when i changed my needle, i put the warped needle back in - accidentally. Once i put in a new needle, got it in straight, set my bobbin tension and loosened my quilt sandwich, all is well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Don't be embarrassed. Chalk it up to a learning experience. One less thing that you have to repeat. There are plenty of other mistakes still to be made in my world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnQuilts Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Just be glad you didn't start retiming it for nothing!! One time I thought my machine needed to be retimed. I had emailed Dawn I think, and just when I was getting started, she called me. It was not needed at all. I was so glad I'd been slow to get started at it! Glad for you too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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