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The needle constantly breaks while embroidering. I tried every type of needle with no difference. It goes ok for a few seconds till the needle goes down and hits the foot and breaks. I do have on the correct foot for embroidery. It is threaded correctly also. It seems to be a design flaw with the foot. When the foot presses down on the fabric the hinge forces it to go upward diagonally. Then when the needle goes down it hits the back of the foot and snaps. Please help!!! My machine is a Singer Futura CE-250

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My foot does this with different thickness of fabrics, it will make the foot land in different, areas, sometimes making the needle hit the foot. Always check needle position before you start embroidering. once your hoop is ready, check the clearance. I often have to use a small roll of non slip material under the foot handle, the one used to bring the foot down. And I use this to adjust the needle postition so it will always land in the middle of the embroidery foot. There is also a way to adjust the height of the needle arm but that's too complicated to get into here and I've never personally tried it.

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Sounds like your tension is too tight and the thread is pulling your needle. Also, make your that you needle position button is on center. If it is on left or right it will cause your needle to snap.

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