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JANOME MEMORY CRAFT 8000 - TENSION

STRAIGHT STICHING AND AM HAVING A LOT OF DIFFICULTY WITHE MY MACHINE'S TENSION.....

THE UPPER STITCHING IS ALRIGHT BUT THE LOWER STICHING IS SO LOOPY THAT IT LOOKS LIKE A SCRAMBLED MESS.....

THE MACHINE WILL USUALLY TELL ME WHEN IS WRONG..BUT IT IS SEWING ON HAPPILY AS IF NOTHING IS WRONG.........PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME.....BARB

  • Anonymous Mar 25, 2014

    the stiches are big and there is a lot of gap between one and other stich. why it happens?

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You need to do the following:

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(To do this test, adjust your tension setting to normal or medium or 5 or something in the middle. Raise the presser foot and pull the thread through the tension. It should pull easily!! Lower the presser foot and pull the thread. It should pull noticeably harder.)
If it doesn’t work this way then you probably have a piece of thread or lint stuck inside the tension discs. To remove it, turn the tension to 0 zero and raise the presser foot.Using a small screwdriver, open the space between the discs and spray with canned or compressed air. The stuff should come out. Do the tension test again to make sure you got everything and then try sewing again.
If it still messes up ,remove the bobbin case and examine it for burrs or scratches. Remove them with and emery stick and fine steel wool.
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