Brother CS-100-T Computerized Sewing Machine - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

I had the same problem. It started after I took the cover off to fix something else. After I screwed the cover back on, I kept getting the E1 message even when the foot was already down. I took the cover off again, and I found that there is a metal tab at the top left of the front cover, that is pushed by a metal tab in the back that moves when you put the presser foot up or down. You can see this metal tab moving in the back if you put the foot up and down with the cover off. Just putting the foot down(I think) before putting the cover back on fixed it so one metal tab is on the correct side of the other metal tab.

I think that you are putting the bobbin in wrong, make sure that it is feeding thread the right way, look at your manual and see if this is the problem.

It's your bobbin tension not the top.

it is not threading properly indicates that the needle /hook timing is off a bit or the bobbin thread tension is too tight

For ~$25 you can purchase a stand-alone bobbin winder from the local fabric store (JoAnn's, Hancocks) or the internet, ie Amazon.com. ...

is this it?

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contact the mfg.

You may need a new bobbin tire. It goes on the winder under the lid.

I had this same problem. Something is wrong with the mechanism that moves the feed dogs. There's a slide switch on the back of the machine that raises and lowers the dogs. Unfortunately, most of the mechanism is made of plastic, so there may be a 'stripping' issue -- something's not catching correctly. I took off the throat plate and cleaned everything out (lots of lint in there!). Remove the bobbin, thread and needle. This way you can run the machine and see how things are moving inside. Notice the long screw/rod hanging in the back. This is supposed to rest in an indentation on an arm just below it. Mine had somehow worked its way out of that 'cup', so the dogs weren't moving correctly. Once I got that piece back in place, everything worked fine. Good luck!

actually e2 is the button hole lever being down. e6 means that the thread is tangled and to prevent the motor from overheating the machine automatically stops. All you have to do is re-thread the machine and take the bobbin out, untangle it and put it back in and sew. This usually works. If it keeps happening, there could be a few things wrong.

1. if you are using thick fabric your tension should be lower. normal tension is 5.

2. your machine is out of alignment. take it in to a service center, they can fix it in 5 minutes. to find a service center near you go to http://www.brother-usa.com/service/

3. your needle is old or bent and should be replaced.

4. Your needle is too thick, standard is 80. The thicker the fabric, the thicker the needle.

http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/ has the part you need. It's called a bobbin winder "tire"

you are doing it wrong, thread the machine top and bottom as normal, shirring elastic on your lap, select a small zig zag or pattern, sew and as you sew pull the shirring elastic taught, mif you wind the shirring elastic on the bobbin you will mess the tensions up.

The top tension pulls the upper thread up to the top of the fabric. The bobbin tension pulls the lower thread to the bottom of the fabric.

An even stitch is a tug of war between the two.

If it looks good on the to and the bottom looks loopy, the bottom is dominating and the upper tension needs to be increased to pull the knots up.

If the thread on the top looks like a straight line, it is too tight on the top or too loose on the bottom.

Unless the bobbin case tension has been adjusted, the problem is usually on the top.

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This code tells you that the motor locked up because the thread is tangled. Untangle the thread, make sure the machine is threaded properly and that the proper tension is set before continuing.

It could be that the bobbin is being put in upside down check to make sure that you do not need a bobbin with a magnet on one side. also make sure there is no thread tangled inside the bobbin housing it will cause the timing of the machine to be off and cause issues with your needle picking up the bobbin and thus cause a mess inside you bobbin housing

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Make sure to double-check your model number and plug type with the online pictures. Good luck!

http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/owner_manuals/13790/KENMORE-Electronic-Sewing-L0712542

Do you have the right needle in your machine? There are some Sergers that take shorter needles and I have has some customers put those short needles on thier sewing machine. If the needle is too short it cannot pick up the bottom thread.

If that isn't the problem I would also try to rethread the machine and the bobbin. It sounds very simple, but sometimes you can miss a step

If none of the above don't work, you may have a timing issue. Have you run over a pin? or had the needle come down on a presser foot? Sometimes these sudden stops can knock the machine out of time.

Go to www.brother-usa.com and under support pick home sewing group, then select your model, cs 100t and download a free manual. It will show you where the screw is located, do not remove the screw, just loosen it.

Hi there... here is the location where you can download what you need.

http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/us/us/en/model_top/HomeSewingMachine/hf_cs100teus.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=hf_cs100teus

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