| If you want to avoid a few sewing machine problems | | | | Keep a few bobbins filled of colors that you use often |
| there is much you can do to prevent problems from | | | | so you don't have to stop and fill a bobbin in the middle |
| cropping up. First of all you want to take the best care | | | | of a sewing project. |
| of your machine whether it's a standard domestic | | | | Never use a bobbin in your machine that was not |
| home or an industrial type like a walking foot sewing | | | | intended for it. Each machine has its own distinct |
| machine. | | | | bobbin just as it has its own needle. |
| Keep it as clean as possible, oil it often and follow the | | | | Try not to use two different thread colors on one |
| manufacturer's suggestion for oiling. This is basic care. | | | | bobbin. When filling the bobbin do so at a moderate |
| Always keep a supply of the right size needles on | | | | speed. |
| hand. If you run out don't even think about using the | | | | If the bobbin has been damaged, which can happen if it |
| wrong size needle, you can do a lot of damage to the | | | | is hit by the needle, don't use it. |
| machine. | | | | Use steel bobbins. Plastic bobbins are OK but steel |
| After you've oiled your machine, sew some stitches | | | | bobbins don't wear out. |
| together on an ink blotter card to soak up any excess | | | | For machines with long bobbins - long bobbins must fit |
| of lubricant that might still be on your machine. It could | | | | into the shuttle, as well as on the bobbin winder. If a |
| leak onto your fabric when you're sewing. | | | | long bobbin fills high at both ends it's not the right bobbin |
| To clean your home or industrial or walking foot | | | | for the sewing machine. |
| sewing machine keep a small new paintbrush on hand | | | | These are just a few tips to think about when caring |
| and whisk the dust away often. You can get rid of a | | | | for your machine whether it is a domestic home |
| lot of loose threads and lint buildup. | | | | machine or you have an industrial or walking foot |
| If you run out of needles and you have a blunted | | | | sewing machine. They all need the best care and you |
| needle that you need to use, try rubbing it across an | | | | can prevent a lot of problems through good |
| emery board at an angle to smooth it out to get by | | | | maintenance. |
| until you can get more needles. | | | | |