Hand out #1

Textiles, Clothing and Fashion

Topic: Machine Operations – Trouble Shooting

PROBLEM SOLUTION
1. Under-stitch puckering loose thread tension disk

2. Skip stitches Incorrect needle

3. Spaces in the seam Incorrect stitch length

4. Bobbin falling out of case Incorrect placement of bobbin in the case

5. Needle jam thread or fabric is in the hand wheel

6. Top stitches are loose bobbin tension is loose

7. Fabric yarns keep pulling up needle is blunt; the bobbin thread needle isn’t
positioned correctly

8. Needle breaking incorrect bobbin placement

9. thread tension too tight, needle is bent needle isn’t picking up