Over the past week, I've been what Dr. Einstein would categorize as eminently insane. I've had big time serger problems. Seams that sew, then don't sew. So, I re-thread, then sew again. Same problem. I re-thread. I check the manual. I re-thread, again, checking the diagram. Again. And Again. I start all over again. All threads off. Then rethread. 1, 2, 3. 1 - lower looper. 2 - upper looper. 3 - needle. Then, stitches skip. Thread tangles. I consult the manual. "When stitches skip, change the needle". Check. "When stitches skip, change the thread.". Re-thread. OK. Check. So then I re-threaded again, checking the diagram.
You are way ahead of me here, by now.
Guess what? The upper looper thread had to go BEHIND that whatchamacallit, THERE. Shouild I blame the diagram? Should I blame the instructions? Nope. For sure, the problem was all me. I did the same thing. Over and over again. And I expected different results.
I lost one week of sewing time (yep, every evening...after dinner... for one week, I obsessed over this problem.). All because I did the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.
3 comments:
Hi Barbara,
Don't feel bad. It happens to the best of us. A few months ago, my old Toyota serger was giving me fits. I tried everything to make it stitch. Finally, I broke it down and examined every part. The stitch finger had broken off!! Now I have a Brother.
Angela.
Been there! At least you solved your problem...:-0
Oh yeah, this seems to be required. My old Kenmore would sew great, then go weird. I finally learned to just rethread, and not worry about why. I do the same with my serger when it goes nutty. It usually works, but it took me a long time to really know where the threads should be.
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