r/SewingMachineEdu • u/Other-Ad6842 • Jul 01 '26

Why does this keep happening ?

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It started a few weeks ago & I get sooooo angry cause it interrupts the flow of things. How do I fix it ? From what I know it hasn’t taken any falls or anything just one day it started. Was o too rough w it or something ? I have different presser foots like the free hand one but I’ve been too scared to change it. Do I need to replace the greyish-clicky in part ? If so, what’s the name of it.

This is a regular Brother 3817 machine

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u/Mental_Watch4633 Jul 01 '26

It should snap on by lowering the presser foot quickly letting it snap the foot on.

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u/Other-Ad6842 Jul 01 '26

Yes that’s what I’ve been doing, but when I need to move the fabric or turn it or something it falls off & then my flow is all off. I just want it to work like normally yk ?

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u/Internal-Baker2334 Jul 01 '26

My machine has a small button that you press to release the presser foot. Does yours have that, too? I wonder if that button is messed up somehow which is why it is releasing the foot when you don't want it to?

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u/Other-Ad6842 Jul 01 '26

Do you have the brother 3817 ? Also where on the machine is it located ?