Wrong!
Now it makes this WHRRRRRRRRR noise whenever I press the pedal. And then the needle jams. So... I guess I have to take it somewhere to be fixed? I should note that the machine is probably 20 years old, so it's not like I got a lemon or something. It's just being difficult (as I feared).
It might be winning FOR NOW, but look what I did without it:
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| Relax, it's not done. |
Choppity-chop-chop! No more flappy sleeves. I fixed the slip, too, but you'll have to take my word for it.
Unfortunately for me, now that the sleeves are gone it's more obvious that the bodice is a little big. So now that has to be taken in, and all of a sudden I'm doing major reconstructive surgery on what was supposed to be the easy part. Womp, womp.
Has anybody else ever gotten stumped by a sewing machine? Some other contraption, perhaps?
Maybe it's not threaded correctly and you're getting a big blob of thread where the bobbin is and that's what the needle is getting stuck in. I have that problem sometimes which doesn't endear the sewing machine to me.
ReplyDeleteI hope it is an easy fix with your sewing machine. I would love to learn how to sew.
ReplyDeleteThis will be a cool finished piece!
ReplyDeleteLori, the bobbin is in a secret compartment, which I've never seen before. I felt like James Bond trying to find it. I bet it's part of my problemo.
ReplyDeleteHi. Fellow Indie student here. I have never used a sewing machine, but in fact ordered one yesterday through a point program we have at work (earn points for being Safe, turn those in for a prize). So, with that said, I will be having the same struggle very soon! lol.
ReplyDeleteHi Paige!
ReplyDeletestumped by the sewing machine? Plenty of times! The first one I had was awful. The bobbin kept jamming. I'm very pleased with the one I use now plus I take good care of it, i.e. regular dusting and oiling the machine parts :)
p.s. thanks for visiting my blog and your kind comment!
I'm glad I'm not the only one with a college degree that can't run a sewing machine :)
ReplyDeleteI only sew on paper!
Whenever my machine is acting up, I take off the needle plate, take out all the bobbin machinery and give everything a good vacuum. Then I rethread everything and try again. Usually it works.
ReplyDeleteMy machine is relatively new though. You're right, yours might need some repair shop attention.
Paige, I agree with Lori. Is there a little sliding door contraption underneath where the needle goes into the surface that the fabric lays on (sorry for the lame description, I don't even have a sewing machine!) That's where our bobbins used to hide and they would get jammed up a lot, or maybe it was just me....Sooz
ReplyDeleteneedle plate sounds like a good description, now that I read that!
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, sewing machines are like beasts from another world. I have a college degree and mine still sits on the shelf glaring at me. You did a great job without it. It's been fun stopping by today.
ReplyDeleteOh, that is lovely! My machine stumps me often... I probably should have read the manual, but at least it gets my simple sewing projects done :)
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