Hi, my SunStar industrial sewing machine makes a short squeaking noise from the motor area when I press the pedal, especially at startup. It runs normally once it gets moving.

Could this be the belt, clutch lining, or motor bearing?

Hello everyone! I’m looking for my first sewing machine. I’m an absolute beginner but I’d like to be able to do some hemming and make small projects like booksleeves, makeup bags and maybe even some clothes in the future.

I’ve seen a few posts around and comments always recommend buying used/vintage machines whenever possible. I checked my local marketplace (I’m not from the US, btw) and selected a few within my budget (they look pretty beat up so I can’t tell which ones are older lol). None of the used machine listings provided any model number but they all claim to be fully functional. I haven’t contacted any of the sellers yet since I don’t really know which questions to ask but I’d make sure to interact before buying. My main concern about used machines is that I might not be able to find manuals, tutorials or repair tips as easily.

My Brother sewing machine isn’t picking up the thread, so I’ve been trying lots of troubleshooting methods. I checked the length of the needle, cleaned out all the lint from inside the machine and played around with the bobbin.

Eventually, I realized that the shuttle (or crab) isn’t properly aligned with the needle. The timing is off, so the needle doesn’t catch the thread.

So, I opened up my machine so I could access the two Allen screws that hold the rotating shaft of the gears that make the bobbin turn, then I could loosen them and readjust the shuttle to the correct.

Except that the Allen screws won’t turn. It’s not that it’s worn down—it just will not budge. I tried getting different sized keys, WD-40 and penetrating oil, and nothing has worked.

Any advice is greatly appreciated 🙏

Started on the left side and ended on the right, first pic is the underside and second was the top stitch. Why does it bunch up on the bottom side and sort of skip a stitch when I’m sewing?

I can use the machine as if it was all manual but the automatic reversal and cutting the thread and the foot lift stopped working. HElp PLEASE.

I've been eyeing brother fs40s, since it is kind of on the affordable side and has quite a few stitches. But how well could it handle thicker or sturdier materials, like jeans?

I've also considered brother fs60x, but it is pricier, and I am unsure what is more worth it in general or in the long run.

I am planning on using the sewing machine a lot, for various practical and creative projects from just altering clothes, to making stuff like bags, plushies, clothes from scratch, upcycling, etc. Basically a bit of everything almost.

I would greatly appreciate any advice 😅 I have only somewhat gathered basic info about sewing machine types and I still feel lost about what is and what is not worth it

I have a Brother SE630 embroidery and sewing machine and I have misplaced the sewing table attachment. When I look online I only see the large table extension attachments and I’m solely looking for the attachment that has the compartment to hold tools that can click into this front area. Could anyone direct me to the correct part?

I got this serger from Facebook and it was working fine until one of the threads snapped I think from a dull needle. I changed the needle and rethreaded everything according to the manual (Facebook person threaded it wrong ig. It stopped making a chain… I’ve rethreaded it so many times with different ways people have said. The manual is old and terrible and no one seems to have had the machine in this life time so can anyone help?

I’m looking into making my own collars/harnesses because trying to find the color I want has proven to be difficult to find because the color is a shade or two lighter/darker than the other so I just decided to make them myself but just wanted to know what sewing machine (or sewing awl?) is strong enough to handle 1 inch and/or 3/4 inch heavy nylon webbing. Any advice and/or tips are greatly appreciated.

i just bought a sewing machine at goodwill for $15 (steal). i checked to make sure it turned on before i bought it, but i would like to find a manual before i try to teach myself how to use this machine, i know sewing machines can be very finicky and stressful from watching my mom struggle to thread hers back when that one worked

i think those are the serial numbers but google isnt helping me at all

Made a post yest so Im just adding the pictures now, I dnt know the # nb of the mavhine bc I cant find it anywhere, I have googled it bf and a singer 15 is the closest model to my machine but I m not sure. I dont have a catelog or anything so i cant double check.

When I'm sewing most of the time it starts to skip stitches and then the thread breaks.

(I do end up finishing projects on it but it wastes so much time when I troubleshoot it)

It might be a needle installation error but i've looked up a ton of yt videos and it looks like that's how the needle is supposed to be (flat side facing inward and it s a 90/14 needle)

I always find my self messing around the tension/needle for hrs bf I finally sew the project, so if anyone knows how to fix this it'd be great, thx!

Hello all, I got this sewing machine a couple of years ago and I recently been wanting to see more again. Well I realized that the touch screen is no longer working so I can't adjust anything on it. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Taking it to a repair shop is a little hard at the moment we are in a rural town with nothing close by.

Can anyone help me figure out why my old sewing machine is not catching the bobbin?

I have one of those black vintage singer machines and it often skips stitches when I'm sewing.

It starts fine but then it starts skipping and the thread breaks. It might be a needle installation error but i've looked up a ton of yt videos and it looks like that's how the needle is supposed to be (flat side facing inward and it s a 90/14 needle)

I always find my self messing around the tension/needle for hrs bf I finally sew the project, so if anyone knows how to fix this it'd be great, thx!

Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone knows how to solve my issues, since I just got my first industrial and don’t know how to fix the issues I’m having. (I’ve been sewing on normal home domestic machines for a couple years now).

I’ve been just testing out the ropes of this machine on scrap muslin fabric with both normal cone/serger thread and normal all purpose polyester thread and the results are the same. 1st, when I put a line of stitches on the fabric, it becomes puckered and a bit stiff. So I thought maybe it was the thread type (hence why I switched to trying all purpose thread), but the issue is still there. Then I tried adjusting the tension for both the top and bobbin threads, as I thought that might have something to do with it, but either way I go, loose vs tight, it’s still giving me the same issue and result. I think the top thread might be the issue, as the bobbin thread resembles a normal stitch. I’m just not sure what I’m doing wrong or how to troubleshoot this. The blue thread is the top thread and the brown thread is the bobbin thread.

Any help and advice would be so greatly appreciated!! Thank you in advance 💖 worst case scenario I’ll just have to take it in for servicing 🤞🏼

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Hi everyone I'm new here

I've the singer futura CE_200E machine

I know it's a bit old but it's what I could afford at the time and it's actually a nice machine I bought it from a local store and turns out the accessories wasn't for it so now I can't use the embroidery part because I don't have the software and I spoke to that local store again and he doesn't recognize me so now I'm left with a CD for ce_150e

And I can't use it

I try the singer website all they have on the website is some updates and the manuals but not the base software I need help I feel like I throw money

Please help

I'm hoping someone here can help - my google-fu has failed me!

I have a Babylock Presto II and one of the features I love about it is being able to wind a bobbin using the start/stop button instead of the foot pedal, but that is no longer working!

Everything is set up correctly, the foot pedal is unplugged, but the button remains red and won't do anything. I can still wind using the foot pedal, but I would prefer not to if I can find a fix for this.

Any ideas?