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Karl Fredericks Posted on Oct 23, 2016
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Singer 7442 won't stitch at all. It picks up the bobbin thread nicely, but after that won't stitch at all. Any suggestions?

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Sound like one or the other of the threads is stuck. Completely un- thread your machine and remove the bobbin. See if the needle moves freely with the machine unthreaded. If it does, carefully rethread the machine and reinsert the bobbin, making sure the bobbin thread is feeding the correct direction. Let us know what happens.

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    Karl Fredericks Oct 26, 2016

    Everything seems to be moving smoothly, but still
    no stitching after re-threading the machine.
    It picks up the bobbin thread so nicely, to get bobbin thread up thru the plate, I don't understand why it won't stitch a stitch. Getting so frustrated
    I'm beginning to believe the poor reviews of the 7422 Advance machine. Some say that they have
    great luck with it, but not me.

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