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Janome L-344 Mechanical Sewing Machine - Page 3 Questions & Answers
It is running very slowly
First check the motor belt to see if it is slipping. If it is not, remove it and see if the motor turns easily with no load. This tests both the motor and speed control. If the motor runs slow with no load, try turning it by hand to see if the bearings are getting sticky.
If the motor runs with no load, try turning the machine by hand to feel for stickiness or rough spots in the mechanism. You may have a thread tangle somewhere that is causing a lot of drag - inspect the bobbin mechanism and the fabric advance plate by the needle.
Needle doesn't move, the balance wheel is very
Sounds like it is jammed with thread or fabic. Totally rethread your machine and clean out your bobbin area. Then try turning your wheel towards you. If, you do not have your manual to check, go to
www.sewingmanuals.com and download one for $10. If that doesn't do it, all you can do is take it in for service.
How to thread a janome l-344
Go to sewingmachinesplus.com and download a manual for $10. It will be well worth it because it will give you all of the troubleshooting tips etc and you will have a back up with the advantage of being able to enlarge diagrams for detail. Good luck.
I turned the stop motion knob in order to wind a
There should be a washer that fits over the balance wheel, if you dont put that back on the machine wont work.
Check around and see if it fell off when you removed the knob, or check to see if it is stuck inside the knob.
The washer is about 1" in diameter with a couple little tabs on it.
It will only work when installed correctly so if at first you fail just turn the ****** over!
Needle is not moving when
Check to see if you bobbin winder was left on by mistake. Just push it to the left and your needle should start moving. Thanks for asking FixYa!
Hi my name is Diana
providing it is not a drop in bobbin case if you take your existing bobbin case to any sewing machine you shoulkd be able to get a replacement quite easily.
Bobbin thread tension issues
There might be a piece of thread or lint caught in the bobbin tension preventing it from functioning correctly.
My machine is also jumping stitches.
Make sure that you have a new needle and not a used one.
If you are sewing lightweight curtains, use a size 80/12 needle. If heavier fabric, a size 90/14.
Make sure that the needle is inserted with the flat side to the back.
Inspect the needle plate where the needle goes through and check for burrs. If there are burrs, use a very fine sandpaper folded flat to fit through the hole to remove them.
Take out the hook and inspect it for burrs as well. Take care not to dull the tip of the hook.
Set the upper tension knob/dial to 5.
Use Mettler or Gutermann thread and Schmetz needles. This can make a huge difference.
Top seam normal but bottom one appears just straight and loose.
If the top thread looks normal and the bottom thread "loops", it means that the top thread does not have tension. Take out all the thread and re-thread the path, giving special attention to the path of the thread through the tension disks.
Thread the machine with the sewing foot up, it opens up the tension disks, and make sure you lower the foot before sewing.
This will close the tension disks.
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