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5 Causes and Treatment of Poor Stitches on Sewing Machines

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Causes 1: Sewing noodles are floating

  • Analysis: The tensioner pressure is too small.
  • Treatment method: Tighten the clamp thread to increase the tension of the sewing thread.

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Causes 2: Bottom sewing thread is floating

  • Analysis: The bobbin spring is too loose.
  • Solution: Tighten the bobbin spring screw to increase the tension of the bottom sewing thread.

Causes 3: Stitch length and duration

  • Analysis: Presser foot pressure is too small.
  • Treatment method: Tighten the pressure adjusting screw.

Causes 4: Under the sewing material, there is a thread cover for each needle, in the shape of a towel sewing thread cover

  • Analysis: The cloth feeding and sewing thread take-up actions are inconsistent.
  • Solution: Adjust the cloth feed cam screw to make the cloth feed and thread take-up action in harmony

Causes 5: other reasons

  • The thickness of the sewing thread is different, use a better suture instead.
  • The sewing thread tensioner is not working properly, remove the dust in the thread tensioner to make the sewing thread pass smoothly.
  • The positioning of the threader is not correct, adjust the tension of the needle sewing thread, looper sewing thread, and stretcher sewing thread.
  • The wire hole is not smooth, grind or polish the wire hole.

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