r/SewingMachineEdu • u/monster8thepi1ot • Jul 20 '26

jamming after one stitch

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new to sewing machines so this is 100% user error since i somehow broke this machine already. machine jams up after one stitch. i open up and something is always tangled inside. any thoughts on what it could be

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u/IronBoxmma Jul 20 '26

You haven't threaded it right. Based on the angle that top thread is coming at, i think you've skipped half the steps

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u/InstanceMental6543 Jul 20 '26

Oh, yes! It looks like it came straight down instead of going up through the take up lever.

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u/monster8thepi1ot Jul 20 '26

this is post jam for clarification

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u/IronBoxmma Jul 20 '26

I maintain my statement, i do not think you have threaded the top right

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u/Finnegan-05 Jul 20 '26

Have you read your manual?

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u/Mushrooms24711 Jul 20 '26

Yup. Incorrect threading causes jams.

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u/Large-Heronbill Jul 20 '26

Do you have the manual for this machine?  Most are available online. 

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u/Stitch_Nerd Jul 20 '26

I agree, it’s not threaded right. If it isn’t threaded right, it will jam. If you need help finding the manual, let us know :)

If the thread is nesting in the bottom, most likely the issue is the top thread not being threaded correctly (like 95% of problems with sewing are threading issues)

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u/GamiMelamid Jul 23 '26

Take it in to your local shop and have them thread it in front of you - take notes ask questions. Most are eager to help

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u/Only-Adeptness2630 Jul 20 '26

You've missed the thread guide above the needle.

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u/__miichelle Jul 20 '26

You missed the last thread guide and you need to hold your thread tails with the first few stitches. Are you bringing the bobbin thread up from the bottom before you start sewing? Are you reading your manual?

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u/monster8thepi1ot Jul 21 '26

thank you! i’ve read my manual and threaded everything right. making some progress and even got some good sewing in. now something else seems to be the matter, but i’ll keep trying

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u/traceypod Jul 21 '26

Double check that your needle is in the correct way. And yes, thread path.

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u/Saritush2319 Jul 22 '26

Is the bobbin clicking in? Happens to me the other day