20 Most Recent Brother LS-2125 Mechanical Sewing Machine - Page 6 Questions & Answers

go to the site of a1sewingmachines.com and call them aboutthe part

try adjusting the top thread tensionhere are some link for a manualhttp://www.brother-usa.com/ModelDocuments/Consumer/Users%20Manual/UM_LS_2125_EN_272.PDFhttp://www.brother-usa.com/ModelDocuments/Consumer/Users%20Manual/UM_LS_2125i_EN_1628.PDFSkipped stitches 1. The needle is not inserted correctly Remove needle & reinsert needle( flat side towards the back of machine) 2. The needle is damaged replace with new needle 3. The wrong size needle is being used Choose a needle to suit the thread & fabric 4. The foot not attached correctly Check & attach correctly

sounds silly... but did you remember to plug it into a working outlet? I sometimes forget and plug mine into a "lamp" outlet that has an on off switch on the wall.

The needle on my sewing machine won't move. The pedal makes a noise but nothing happens. The hand wheel doesn't turn either. Please help this is the first time I have tried to use it and disaster i need help to :{

Sew-tric motors go back as far as the 50's, that motor has been put on at some time because Brother always came with Brother motors on that model.

This is usually caused by the feed-dog ( the metal teeth in the area below the needle) being down instead of up - run your finger under there (over the teeth) if they do not stick up above the base line of the machine, they cannot feed the fabric. If this is the case, look in your manual (or and online manual for your machine) and find out how to put the feed dog up. Other than this, some machines have a plastic plate which fits over the feed dog, so that you can do free machine embroidery, if this is the case, you should be able to remove this and the fabric will feed through

Check the bobbin winder rubber......remove the top cover and take a look. Remove worn rubber and use as a sample when you go to the Brother Store....also have your model number handy. If you cannot access easily, phone Brother store and ask for a quote to replace.....if it is any more serious they should confirm with you prior to doing additional work.

hold onto both top and bottom threads when starting your seem. bobbin thread may not be wound correctly. hope this helps.

sounds like foot pedal has gone bad... find and purchase a replacement.

I can't find an image clear enough to actually see the stitch selection on the front of this machine.

Does it have a stitch that looks like three or 4 straight stitches, then one zig zag, then more straight stitches? This is the stitch you want to select to do a shell tuck.

Then hold your fabric with right side up and turn edge under about 8mm and seam along the edge using this stich so that the zig zag stitch goes over the folded edge each time to the right. This should pull in the folded edge a little giving a scalloped edge.

Just do a couple of trials to work out the best position for the folded edge on the needle plate to get the effect right, probably just the edge of the normal straight stitch but it varies for each machine. If your machine does this stitch with a variable adjustment on the width of the zig zag part, then you could finesse it with this too.

here are 2 free manual for the machine choose which one is correctfor the model, when the top thread is loose you have to adjust the bobbin tension which should be covered in the manual,, if the information is not in the manual then the machine would have to be taken to a repair shop for the adjustment http://www.brother-usa.com/ModelDocuments/Consumer/Users%20Manual/UM_LS_2125_EN_272.PDFhttp://www.brother-usa.com/ModelDocuments/Consumer/Users%20Manual/UM_LS_2125i_EN_1628.PDF

Your top tension is based on the fabric thickness.. not just a number. Make a test sandwich of all the materials you are quilting with, cotton top, batting, lining, etc. Test your tension on that until you get it right. The skipping is a symptom of a bad needle or the presser foot not having enough pressure on it. I'm not familiar with your machine so I don't know if it has the ability to add more pressure to the presser foot.