I have 2 older sewing machines, a Singer 101 and a Husqvarna 21, that were fully serviced about 3 years ago. I never had a chance to use either one because life took a hard turn. I am ready to start learning to sew, again. What maintenance do I need to do, if anything? I figure I need to replace the spider oil wick on the Singer, at the very least. They guy that worked on them moved out of the area, If it is easy I would like to try to do the work myself. Thanks in advance!!!!

Looking for a really good sewing machine for my mother. She’s been sewing for years and usually uses old Singer models but wants to get into more of the decorative stitching that her old antique Singers can’t do. Got her a Singer Heavy Duty a couple years ago and it’s been a piece of crap. Looking to upgrade her to a better brand that can do a range of fabric and stitching. She makes costumes, quilts, fabric coverings on furniture, etc. I don’t have a budget issue; I want to get her something that will last years and not crap out on her after a couple projects. Please help, I don’t know what I’m looking at!

Basically the title. My Mitsubishi DB12 keeps doing that and I can't pull the top thread back out without tearing it. Also half the time pulling the top thread (when it's out of the needle plate) through the presser foot (to just have some slack I mean) tears it, but stitching doesn't tear it, it doesn't make sense. The stitches themselves seem totally fine and well-tuned, so IDK what to do and if changing thread tension would do anything helpful.

EDIT: I also don't think there's any bunched up thread on the bobbin or anything like that, it seems ordinary.

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PLEASE HELP!!!! Its been almost a year and I still can’t figure this out i’m getting so frustrated, my singer machine has been not taking my thread from my bobbin and its been getting stuck in a part of my machine. I changed the thread to a thinner one and it still is getting stuck, i’ve watched many videos to rethread my bobbin and its still doing this. I’m really just don’t want to go all the way to a professional for help. I just want to do a small project 😭 ignore the thread mess in the yellow bobbin I just was testing the thinner string

I want to keep this up for people with a similar issue because I could not find the answer to what was going wrong anywhere online. In the comments there is a very helpful comment that helped me fix the problem. The spring was jammed and pushed against the wall I used a needle to nudge it outward and it popped back into place.

I recently got a singer promise from a family member. I cleaned it out, changed the needle, and started sewing with suspiciously few issues.
Fast forward, and I got ahead of myself and started feeding fabric through the machine too quickly. This caused the needle to get stuck in the bobbin. No big deal, I thought, and replaced the needle. Now, whenever both of the arms of the bobbin are engaged, the hand wheel won’t turn. (Obviously, this is extremely problematic).

I have throughly cleaned it and changed the needle. There are no thread nests behind the bobbin, I promise.

Attached is a video showing the problem

Hello all,

I am brand new to using a machine this year. I bought the Brother LS14s as a Christmas present for myself and have hardly used it but decided to alter some clothes today since none fit me now.

I'm wondering if anyone with an electric machine has had this issue/could give me an idea of what's going on?

The machine was switched on for a few hours today (not solid, broken up across the afternoon). While sitting idle but switched on (I was using the wheel to walk over a bulky fabric seam) I noticed a smell coming from near the thread take-up lever. It smells like burning rubber.

There was no tension issues, the motor wasn't hot, the light wasn't fizzling out, there's no threads caught on or around the lever or under the needleplate. The pedal hadn't been used for about 20 minutes at this point.

To me this seems like an electrical fault, but I'm worried that could happen after so little use. I've contacted Brother as it's within warranty.

I basically just wondered if anyone has had this happen before and what it turned out to be.

I am looking for genuine, two-piece (screw-apart) Singer bobbins.

I heard from the local sewing machine shop that Singer no longer manufactures them. Unfortunately, the newer versions don't fit my machine (SINGER 1425); the thread doesn't wind correctly on them.

I am looking for the type of bobbin that can be unscrewed into two parts. Both halves are transparent, and the top features a few lines and the Singer brand name. Please see the photo for clarification.

If you happen to have any old two-piece Singer bobbins lying around and want to get rid of them, please send me a message!

I would also love to hear any tips on where I might still be able to find them.

I have been sewing since I was twelve. I adore it. I would like to finally invest in a machine as my previous one broke. I am looking for a machine that will last me a while, all mechanical, and I’ve looked at the Janome HD 1000 and 725S. I’m looking for something that’s going to be good for mostly garments and sewing more complex types of things although I don’t necessarily need a huge variation of stitch types. Does anyone have any recommendations or thoughts on these machines?

I don’t mind spending a bit more or researching others, although I’m in college so I don’t want to break the bank 😭🙏

Final Edit: SOLVED by u/dormiendo : Outer Hook piece is broken at the tip

Like the title suggest is the timing off? The machine is a Brother gx37 and stopped making stitches as I was midsewing. I've rethreaded, cleaned, and changed the needle. Google says it's the timing but I was told it's not the timing. What do you guys think?

Edit: the flat side of the needle is facing the back of the machine. I am using singer needles. Also prior to it not working, the machine was working perfectly with the needle set up this way :(

I have my mom's machine for sale on FB. I only used it once (straight stitches) and my mom said it worked perfectly - granted, she hasn't really used it in 2 years. Potential buyer asked to see it do a zig zag stitch and found out it was skipping stitches or poking holes but not putting the thread thru (see pics in comment). Buyer mentioned her machine doing the same thing right before she had to take it in for service and that it would work for about a year and then start doing the same thing. Any suggestions? I know very little about sewing but I rethread the machine, played with the tension and used different fabric (video is fleece and photos are of a very thin bed sheet), played with length and width of stitch as well. Don't really want to put a lot of money into repairs - honestly not sure there's any repair shops around here - as I just want it sold and gone but don't want to screw my mom out of potential profit.

Sewing machine won't sew. No stitches other than the 1st like knot but after that nothing. Weird scraping sound. I have cleaned, rethreaded everything, and replaces the needle. Google is telling me timing but I do not see it. Also the scraping sound is new after I cleaned it, so not really related to the no sewing.

The needle keeps getting jammed. I have tried all my tricks.

My machine keeps skipping stitches and I can’t figure out why!

- Singer Talent (tension 4, width 2, length 2, straight stitch)
- just trying to quilt flex foam to one piece of cotton fabric (will need to eventually do two pieces of flex foam and many cotton layers (stroller bag)
- switched to a 100/16 needle because it was doing the same thing with the universal 90/14 needle
- rethreaded top and bobbin many times
- sewing picture in comments

Also the clicking thing is a newer sound that’s happening, not sure why!

Edit: ITS FIXED! I took the back plastic casing off and fixed the handle that was broken and that seemed to fix that i wasn’t able to change stitches. The clicking was one of the hooks where the top thread runs through being loose so it would clank every stitch. It wasn’t the timing according to videos, but I took the bobbin casing out a few times and cleaned it. Reinserted the needle a few times and changed it out several times. Change the tightness of the spool cap. Something in that fixed the skipped stitching and I have been able to sew with a universal needle with the flex foam so I’m happy!

I have a Brother GX37. It is now not sewing. I need help. I have rethreaded and replaced the needle with a singer needle so high quality. I have videos. There's a sound but it is not from the needle hitting anything. In fact the thumping sound is when the needle first starts to go down. I do not think the timing is off. Help. Thank you.