A couple of things here. I regularly work on Brother sewing machines servicing them for my wife's sewing centre www.kornacraft.com.au E6 is often caused by a thread bind on the takeup lever pivot. The root cause seems to be where threading has been performed incorrectly and missed the tension disks. This allows the thread to loop and be caught behind the takeup lever. As you continue to sew it winds in more and more thread until it slows or seizes, resulting in the E6. Sometimes (and I do mean sometimes) you can resolve this without a visit to the serviceman. First, remove the needle, bobbin and bobbin case. If you can see the thread where it is caught up around the takeup lever, draw on it and turn the machine backwards to unwind it. (Never do this with the bobbin case in place - it can move out of position and cause you a great many more problems when you resume sewing). If you can't get it in this manner, it will be a trip to a service centre as the takeup lever will have to be undone to release it.
@TenniJ Getting the bobbin direction correct in a horizontal hook ("drop in bobbin") Brother sewing machine - hold the bobbin in front of you so that the thread tail makes a letter p as it hangs from the side, and drop it into the bobbin case. Draw the thread around the guide and trim with the inbuilt blade. You are ready to sew.
You receive the error message E6 when the motor locked up because thread is tangled or the machine is seizing up.
Remove the tangled thread, it it still happens that means your machine is seizing and requires service.
SOURCE: machine is telling me E6 error but there is no thread tangled
I am in the middle of fixing this same error. I phoned Brother service in Manchester and they are spot on. Give them a try, they talk you through the problem and suggest things to do to narrow down the cause. Make sure you have the model and serial number as this saves time. In extreem cases you can send your machine to them by parcel post and they will look at it free of charge and then give you an estimate for any repairs needed. If you decide not to go ahead, you can elect to have the machine returned to you for the cost of the postage.
In my case I bought the machine second hand off of E-bay and was getting the dreaded tangle/needle message. I phoned the service department and I was told to thread the machine up and switch on. Then they give you several things to try. Essentially you need to get someone to press the start button while you immediately turn the handwheel forward gently and smoothly.
If this stops the message coming up then you must suspect the motor or its fuse. In my case, it would seem the machine had been dropped as there was a hairline crack in the circuit board which stopped the power getting to the motor.
SOURCE: its like it is getting tangled in bobbin casing
loopy on bottom means upper threading or tension is wrong
SOURCE: I keep getting an E6 error message - tangled
It could be that the bobbin is being put in upside down check to make sure that you do not need a bobbin with a magnet on one side. also make sure there is no thread tangled inside the bobbin housing it will cause the timing of the machine to be off and cause issues with your needle picking up the bobbin and thus cause a mess inside you bobbin housing
SOURCE: thread is tangling on the lower bobbin
check the needle first.Bent or spurred needles will result in this action.
SOURCE: I have a Brother CS-770.
Hi. It's very likely that the needle is inserted wrong. Take the needle out and make sure that the flat shank of the needle is facing away from you (to the rear of the machine).
Try this and let me know if it helps, ok?
Robbie
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My answer isn't a guarantee. I believe that you need to make an adjustment of the length of your stitch. If you increase it you might find the answer. Please give me a reply of how this went.
Had it set on zero somehow! Moved it back to 3.5 and it's working like a charm. Thank you!!!
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