How can i start the needle moving ? every time i push down the footer it wont start and it makes a bad sound

The drop feed dog lever is on the back of the Janome RE1306, near the position of the needle/throat plate. Push the lever to the right to raise the feed dog. Then turn the hand wheel to make several stitches. The feed dogs will move up as they synchronize to the needle timing. See the picture of the lever here: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/384616/Janome-Re1306.html?page=2#manual .

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

Make sure that the needle is pushed well up into the holder and tightened. If this does'nt work then I'm afraid it's mechanical. :-)

We all know that proper threading makes for happy sewing machines and happy stitchers. And while we emphasize threading with your presser foot up- there are a few other things to keep in mind while threading your machine to make sure your sewing time is happy time!
Have you ever been sewing along on a project, decided to change threads, and all of a sudden you hear a THUNK CLUNK THUNK when you start sewing again?
If not, good for you. But I know that this has happened to a lot of our customers for sure!
Often, this sound comes from not getting your thread in the take-up lever while threading.
If you have a new needle that is the appropriate size/type and your machine is clean, but you start to hear a clunking sound after rethreading, this is the first thing to check. And it's such an easy fix. In fact, I think some people are so surprised when we tell them to simply rethread, because the sound is so terrible they think something is seriously wrong with their machine.
Now, there could be something really wrong with your machine, but the biggest clue that it's a missed take-up lever is that the problem starts suddenly, most of the time after rethreading. (machine was sewing just fine before that).
How do you make sure to thread your take-up lever?
On some machines, it's very easy to see the take up lever, and on others it's hidden behind the machine casing. Here's what you should do to try and ensure success.
-Raise your presser foot!(Full rant here)
-Put your needle in the highest position (use the needle up down button or line up the notch on your handwheel with the casing of your machine- more info here)
-Clear the thread path. Make sure there's no thread wrapped around a spool cap or trapped under your spool.
-Feel it! If your presser foot is up and your needle in the highest position, hold the thread near the spool with your right hand and thread with your left, you'll be able to feel the thread slide into the take-up lever.
-STOP immediately if you hear a THUNKing sound and re-thread. What's happening is that your top thread is not regulated, and it can ball up undereath the feed dogs and cause issues.
-Clean out your bobbin area and re-thread if you think you missed your take up lever.

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try a tension a 3 to 5 on the top tension
try changing to a needle or if it's a new needle make sure the flat side of the needle faces the back of the machine and pushed all the way up into the needle holder
make sure the needle & thread are correct for each other, if the needle is to thin or to heavy for the fabric it will not work

I strongly recommend you desist from using the sewing machine on a levis. It could be that the capacity is not for that thick material like levis.

I had similar problem till I had to take it in for repairs because mine was discovered to have had a shift in the footer below the needle compartment where the clothes are been laid before sewing.

Look closely at the footer.

Good luck dear.

I care so much.

Sounds like your worm drive gear is striped and needs to de replaced. If you twist the handel on the end of machine does the needle move up and down.

Hi,
It sounds like the bobbin winder is engaged. On the top of the machine on the right hand side is a spindle that you can put your bobbin on to wind it. Make sure this spindle is pushed to the left when you want to sew and pushed to the right when you want to wind a bobbin.

Hello we had the same problem with our sewing machine. After playing with it we found there is a bobbin winding assembly lever that moves back and forth. By moving it the needle moved. This helped us. Hope it helps you. [email protected] if you have questions.

make sure the bobbin winder is not engaged and thread the machine over ,also check that the buttonhole switch is not down