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That's Sew Interesting: Sewing Machine Maintenance

6/9/2020

 
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While it is always best to consult your sewing machine manual for specifics on how to handle routine maintenance, this handy guide published by the Cooperative Extension Service in collaboration with the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University is a  helpful read if you would like to understand more about how a sewing machine functions, standard troubleshooting techniques and what you can do to keep  most machines stitching happy for many years to come. 

For example, did you know...
  • Simply brushing lint and dust from the bobbin case each time the machine is used can prevent many problems.
  • In a perfect stitch the threads are locked in the center, midway between two layers of cloth, with no loops on the top or bottom of the seam and no puckers on the cloth. 
  • A good general setting is one that results in 10 to 12 stitches per inch of seam.
Read more about sewing machine maintenance here or download your free educational copy of the guide below.  
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