craftgrrl | Sewing machine *headdesk* (Reply)

So, last winter, just before holiday sewing crunch time, my machine (Bernina bernette 80e) seemed to have jammed up one me, stopped working, at less then 2 years old. If I hand cranked it, it went thought the cycle, if I tried using the peddle, it would move the needle down, but that was it. I *thought* I tried everything. I redid the bobbin, many times, tried getting into the top, but that's very well screwed together and didn't want to void the warrenty. So, I decided not to freak any longer and just put it aside. I thought I tried again after, I certainly wanted it fixed, but didn't have the money really to do it.

Well, I gave it one more shot today, and figured it out quickly this time. The spindle for the thead to wind a bobbin was switched over, move it back and voila....

*headdesk!*

I'm truly relieved its something so simple, but feel a bit stupid for not figuring out. I guess I now know not to take a panicked holiday crisis for granted, but darn it I lost 10 months I could have been sewing. Ah well.

So, check EVERYTHING when you have a problem with your machines. I think what was throwing me was that there was an arrow point it it that direction and I was forgetting that was not the default position.

Oh, and i might be back with questions for the wonderful surprise from my mother-in-law a Baby Lock Pro line Bl4-428D serger. I've not worked on a serger before, all it comes with for instuctions is a video cassette Serger Essentials, and I just checked, it is for the machine itself, but still. Ya never know.