Baby Lock A-LINE Serie Mode D'emploi page 67

Trouble Shooting
Condition
The machine does not 1. Threads have been caught in hook mechanism.
run smoothly and is 2. The feed dog is packed with lint.
noisy.
The needle thread 1. The needle thread is not threaded properly
breaks. 2. The needle thread tension is too tight.
3. The needle is bent or blunt.
4. The needle is incorrectly inserted.
5. The fabric is not being drawn to the back when sewing
6. The thread is either too heavy or too fine for the
The bobbin thread 1. The bobbin thread is not threaded properly in the
breaks.
2. Lint has collected in the bobbin case.
3. The bobbin is damaged and doesn't turn smoothly.
The needle breaks. 1. The needle is incorrectly inserted.
2. The needle is bent or blunt.
3. The needle clamp screw is loose.
4. The tension of the needle thread is too tight.
5. The fabric is not drawn to the back when sewing is
6. The needle is too fine for the fabric being sewn.
7. The pattern selector dial had been turned while the
Skipped stitches 1. The needle is incorrectly inserted.
2. The needle is bent or blunt.
3. The needle and/or threads are not suitable for the
4. A stretch needle is not being used for sewing
5. The needle thread is not threaded properly.
Seam Puckering 1. The needle thread tension is too tight.
2. The machine is not threaded correctly.
3. The needle is too heavy for the cloth being sewn.
4. The stitches are too long for the fabric being sewn.
* When sewing extremely light weight materials, place a
Stitches form loops 1. The needle thread tension is too loose.
below the work. 2. The needle is either too heavy or too fine for the thread.
The cloth is not 1. The feed dog is packed with lint.
feeding smoothly. 2. The stitches are too short.
The machine does not 1. The machine is not plugged in.
work. 2. A thread is caught in the hook race.
3. Clutch knob is disengaged for the bobbin winding.
The buttonhole 1. The stitch length is not suitable for the fabric being
stitches are not
balanced. 2. The work is being pulled or held back.
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Cause
is finished.
needle.
bobbin case.
finished.
needle was in the material.
work being sewn.
stretch, very fine fabrics, and synthetics.
sheet of paper underneath the fabric.
sewn.
Reference
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Exchange bobbin.
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Make the stitch length
shorter.
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Make the stitch length
longer.
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Do not force the fabric