20 Most Recent Janome MyExcel 3123 Questions & Answers

press and hold a little longer for memory pick up reverse activation

This is a symptom of winding the bobbin to tightly with a stretchy thread (poly or nylon). I would break bobbin to remove it rather than risk damaging machine

Oil all moving parts you can see and make sure there is no thread stuck in the bobbin case area

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Click on country
Click on machines
Check either the home sewing/embroidery or retired section for your model
number

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Hi there,

Go to this link: http://content.janome.com/documents/File/ManualFile/Inst%20book%204618LE.pdf

It is for the 4618LE, very similar to your machine.

Enjoy!

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First, ensure that you are pressing the reverse lever all the way in and holding it. A light touch won't work on this model.

There is a spring loaded cam in the feed system which can get gummed up when the lubricant gets old. It needs to be carefully taken apart, solvent cleaned, re-lubricated and reassembled. A knowledgeable repair person needs to perform this operation.

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There are several things to check:
1.Check to be certain that the bobbin is inserted into the bobbin case correctly. If it is in wrong, it can cause the looping you mention on the bottom.
2.Be sure the bobbin has a tight wind. It it is wound loosely, that can be a cause for your problem.
3.Make sure you have the needle groove facing the front of the machine.
4. Check your upper tension. It should be on three for most sewing.
5. Check to be sure the upper thread is through the tension disks and that the upper threading is correctly done.
6. If none of these tests solve the proble, you might need to have the bobbin tension adjusted by a professional.
I hope one of these checks gives you the answer you need. If it does, please let Fixya know by rating my solution. Good luck!

for an older sewing machine, one knob usually sets the button cams, or the step by step adjustments. for newer models, there is likely a button hole setting, the icon is probably a button hole (a tall narrow rectangle with thick lines). if none of this works, here are the manual steps for a proper button hole

1) Align needle all the way to the left. Set stitch length to smallest possible. Set stitch width to medium (2 or 3, machines are all different).

2) Stitch down in a line half again as long as the length of the buttonhole (always allow a little extra; it's okay!). Remember not to feed the fabric yourself; let the feed dogs do the work. The stitches will be very close together. This is the left side of the buttonhole.= '

3) Align needle to center. Stitch length remains as small as it gets. Set stitch width as wide as it can go.

4) Backstitch a small bit. Probably no more than 8 or so stitches; you may want to use the handwheel. This is the bottom of the buttonhole: '_

5) After reducing the stitch width to "middle" (same as step 1), you have two choices here: You can either backstitch up the entire right length of the buttonhole (pretty tricky, but a tad faster), or you can crank the needle gently down into the bobbin, lift the foot, rotate the garment 180 degrees, re-align the button hole so the lines will be parallel, and drop the foot again.

6) If you pivoted your garment, the settings for the third stitch are identical to the first stitch. If you did not, align the needle to the right before you backstitch. Either way, this is the right side: '_'

7) Return the needle to center, widen the stitch completely again, and either stitch or backstitch the final side 8 or so stitches.

8) use a seam ripper to rip the cloth in the middle... make sure you do not cut any of the stitching!

Sorry this is so long, I remember making these and wanted to get it down right.

If there is no speciafic selecting tool for straight and zigzag and assume it is a mechanical machine;
try making the stitch width zero, this is how most mechanical machines work; hope this works.

there should be a bobbin winder on the top of the machine, that when you move it into position stops the needle from going up and down, but instead when you use the pedal it turns to wind the bobbin thread on

The drop feed lever is located underneath the free arm bed at the back. To raise the feed dogs, push the lever to the right. To drop them push it to the left. Hope this helps!

try these suggestions
1.make sure the needle is in the needle holder correctly
2.check to see if the needle is in backwards
3.make sure the thread is not slipping off the take-up lever
4.check to make sure the bobbin is not warped
5.check for lint in & around the bobbin case
6.check for loose thread in or around the bobbin case