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Need help - sewing machine "eats" fabric daisyoink 09-20-2006
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Posted by daisyoink on September 20, 2006, 1:38 pm
My Brother Pacesetter 8200 sort of "eats" the fabric at the beginning of a
seam. It does fine after I actually get the seaming going, but when I
first start it, it pulls a bit of the fabric down into the feed dogs.

Does anyone have any suggestions, or do I just need to load it up and take
it to the shop?

Thanks
Daisy



Posted by Ron Anderson on September 20, 2006, 1:42 pm
try starting in a bit further on the fabric and reverse to the end then go
forward again or try left or right needle positions


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> My Brother Pacesetter 8200 sort of "eats" the fabric at the beginning of
> a
> seam. It does fine after I actually get the seaming going, but when I
> first start it, it pulls a bit of the fabric down into the feed dogs.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions, or do I just need to load it up and
> take
> it to the shop?
>
> Thanks
> Daisy
>
>



Posted by crindle134 on September 21, 2006, 7:22 am

Ron Anderson wrote:
> try starting in a bit further on the fabric and reverse to the end then go
> forward again or try left or right needle positions
>
>
> --
> Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
> PO Box 60, Sand Lake, NY 12153
>
> http://www.singera1sewing.com
> http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
> > My Brother Pacesetter 8200 sort of "eats" the fabric at the beginning of
> > a
> > seam. It does fine after I actually get the seaming going, but when I
> > first start it, it pulls a bit of the fabric down into the feed dogs.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions, or do I just need to load it up and
> > take
> > it to the shop?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Daisy
> >


Always make sure that your needle has penetrated the fabric, before you
begin.
Mary
> >


Posted by Kate Dicey on September 20, 2006, 2:04 pm
daisyoink wrote:
> My Brother Pacesetter 8200 sort of "eats" the fabric at the beginning of a
> seam. It does fine after I actually get the seaming going, but when I
> first start it, it pulls a bit of the fabric down into the feed dogs.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions, or do I just need to load it up and take
> it to the shop?
>
> Thanks
> Daisy
>
>
There may be several things at work here:

1: Needle - is it nice and new? A blunt or damaged needle can have this
effect, as can a needle that is too thick for the fabric.

2: Thread - it this too thick for the fabric? That too can drag it into
the hole... Also, you might need to hang on to the thread tails to help
stop this.

3: Fabric - fine fabrics sometimes need help: rather than starting right
on the edge of the fabric, pop a bit of tissue under the foot and sew
onto the fabric after an inch or so of sewing on the tissue. It'll tear
out of the seam really easily afterwards.

4: The hole is too big! Some machines have quite a large hole for
zigzag and decorative stitches, especially if the widest setting is 7mm.
If you do a lot of straight stitching, it would be a good move to
invest in a straight stitch needle plate and foot for the machine.

Try some of these first, before taking the machine in for 'fixing' it
may not need. :)

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Posted by daisyoink on September 24, 2006, 9:46 pm
Thanks for everyone's suggestions as to how for my machine not to "eat" the
fabric.
Using a scrap of fabric at the start did help, as did using paper, so
maybe I can finish my project before taking the machine to the shop. I
guess it needs to go, because it did not eat the fabric for years, just
started doing it recently.
Again thanks
Daisy



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