SINGER 201K - Manual (Page 27)

SEWING SUGGESTIONS
Breaking of needles might be caused by
1. Improper size of needle for thread
and material—See page 11*
2. Bent needle.
3. Pulling ©f material when stitching.
4. Needle striking improperly fastened
presser foot or attachment.
5. Crossing thick seams with too small a
needle.
Breaking of needle thread might be caused
by ;
1. A knot in thread.
2. Improper threading—See page 12.
3. Upper tension too tight—See pages 22
and 23.
4. Needle set incorrectly—See page 10.
5. Needle blunt or bent,
6. Thread too coarse for needle—^See
page 11,
7. Roughened hole in throat plate,
8. Improper arrangement of threads to
start sewing—See page 18,
Breaking of bobbin thread might be
caused by :
1. Improper threading of bobbin case—
See page 15.
2. Bobbin thread tension too tight—See
page 23.
3. Bobbin wound unevenly.
Skipping of stitches might be caused by :
1, Improper setting of needle—See page
10
.
2, Needle blunt or bent.
3. Needle too small for thread—See
page 11.
4. Needle rubbing presser foot.
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