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Backward stitching when i begin sewing , the machine sews my material backwards, so material feeds forward instead of backwards

  • Christel Hendrickson
    Christel Hendrickson Sep 27, 2017

    Thank you so much. I figured it out. The bobbin refill setting was on.

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Knowing which kind of machine you have helps alot. Just guessing but maybe the reverse mechanism is stuck and needs some oil in it to free it up. Or the buttonhole mechanism is stuck in reverse part of it.
Probably you should have it looked at.

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