Feeding difficulties, Sluggish or noisy machine – SINGER 2001 TouchTronic User Manual
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Loose stitches on underside of fabric.
Make sure . . .
• Needle is straight and sharp.
• Needle is correct styie for machine and size
for thread. (See page 14)
• Sufficient tension is being exerted on nee
dle thread. (See page 37)
• Bobbin case area is free of iint and loose
threads. (See page 102)
• Bobbin has not been wound beyond the
FULL ring.
• Presser bar has been iowered (particuiariy
when sewing dense fabric or doing free-mo-
tion darning and embroidery).
Loose irregular straight stitches.
Make sure . . .
• Needle thread has sufficient tension. (See
page 37)
• Needle plate and presser foot are correct for
fabric being sewn.
Fabric does not lie flat after stitching.
Make sure . . .
• Needle thread tension is light enough. (See
page 37)
•
• There is sufficient presser foot pressure to
hold fabric. (See page 57)
• Stitch length is short enough for fabric. (See
page 29)
• Correct presser foot is being used.
• Machine is correctly threaded. (See page
18 for Instructions)
• An underlay or backing has been used, if
appropriate.
FEEDING DIFFICULTIES
Fabric does not move properly under presser
foot.
Make sure . . .
• Machine is threaded correctly.
• Presser bar pressure is correct for fabric
being stitched. (See page 57)
• Presser foot or accessory is correctly at
tached to machine. (See page 7)
• Line of stitching is started in from fabric
edge.
• Bobbin case area is free from lint and loose
thread ends. (See page 102)
• Lint has not accumulated around feed.
SLUGGISH OR NOISY MACHINE
Hand wheel difficult to turn over manually or
increase in operating noise level.
Make sure . . .
• Bobbin case and feed area are free of lint
and loose thread ends.
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