Zig Zag stitch

My wife has a Toyota 8800 sewing machine. She has tried to use the Zig Zag
stitch function but although it does the Zig Zag stitch it doesn't pull the
material through. There are 19 different stitch patterns available and the
other 18 all pull the material through. Anyone any ideas?

Wainscotting wrote:
My wife has a Toyota 8800 sewing machine. She has tried to use the Zig
Zag stitch function but although it does the Zig Zag stitch it doesn't
pull the material through. There are 19 different stitch patterns
available and the other 18 all pull the material through. Anyone any ideas?

Are you sure that this is the only zig-zag stitch? It sounds like this
one might be a bar-tack stitch, or maybe even a darning setting.

"Herb" wrote in message
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Wainscotting wrote:
My wife has a Toyota 8800 sewing machine. She has tried to use the Zig
Zag stitch function but although it does the Zig Zag stitch it doesn't
pull the material through. There are 19 different stitch patterns
available and the other 18 all pull the material through. Anyone any
ideas?

Are you sure that this is the only zig-zag stitch? It sounds like this one
might be a bar-tack stitch, or maybe even a darning setting.
This is the only zig-zag stitch on its own. There are all sorts of other
stitches and one in particular has Zig Zag on the left of the picture and
straight stitch on the right. This one pulls the material through where as
the basic zig-zag doesn't. The picture on the switch selector is like this
but rotated tclockwise through 90 degrees. (-/\/\/\/\-)

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"Herb" wrote in message
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Wainscotting wrote:
My wife has a Toyota 8800 sewing machine. She has tried to use the
Zig Zag stitch function but although it does the Zig Zag stitch it
doesn't pull the material through. There are 19 different stitch
patterns available and the other 18 all pull the material through.
Anyone any ideas?

Are you sure that this is the only zig-zag stitch? It sounds like
this one might be a bar-tack stitch, or maybe even a darning setting.
This is the only zig-zag stitch on its own. There are all sorts of
other stitches and one in particular has Zig Zag on the left of the
picture and straight stitch on the right. This one pulls the material
through where as the basic zig-zag doesn't. The picture on the switch
selector is like this but rotated tclockwise through 90 degrees.
(-/\/\/\/\-)

Just a thought, have you got your stitch length set too small.
Sometimes if it is set to 0 or 1 it will be trying to satin stitch and
that sometimes can cause problems.
Shirley
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http://www.allcrafts.org.uk

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Wainscotting wrote:
My wife has a Toyota 8800 sewing machine. She has tried to use the Zig
Zag stitch function but although it does the Zig Zag stitch it doesn't
pull the material through. There are 19 different stitch patterns
available and the other 18 all pull the material through. Anyone any
ideas?

Are you sure that this is the only zig-zag stitch? It sounds like this
one might be a bar-tack stitch, or maybe even a darning setting.
This is the only zig-zag stitch on its own. There are all sorts of other
stitches and one in particular has Zig Zag on the left of the picture and
straight stitch on the right. This one pulls the material through where as
the basic zig-zag doesn't. The picture on the switch selector is like this
but rotated tclockwise through 90 degrees. (-/\/\/\/\-)

Just a thought, have you got your stitch length set too small.
Sometimes if it is set to 0 or 1 it will be trying to satin stitch and
that sometimes can cause problems.
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

http://www.allcrafts.org.uk
Hi Shirley,
I have tried all the different setting for stitch length and it makes no
difference. It seems strange to me that this is the only stitch pattern that
has a problem.

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:40:39 GMT, Wainscotting wrote:

I have tried all the different setting for stitch length and it makes no
difference. It seems strange to me that this is the only stitch pattern that
has a problem.

Sounds like there might be a broken cam, then, if this is a mechanical machine.

"Kay Lancaster" wrote in message
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:40:39 GMT, Wainscotting wrote:

I have tried all the different setting for stitch length and it makes no
difference. It seems strange to me that this is the only stitch pattern
that
has a problem.

Sounds like there might be a broken cam, then, if this is a mechanical
machine.


Had it serviced a year or so ago and have hardly used it since. Everyone we
talk to says even though it is an old machine it is a very good one and
worth repairing. Not sure whether this is just a ruse to keep on handing out
more money ;-)

What model is it? And have you checked the wefixit Yahoo group?

Wainscotting wrote:

Had it serviced a year or so ago and have hardly used it since. Everyone
we talk to says even though it is an old machine it is a very good one
and worth repairing. Not sure whether this is just a ruse to keep on
handing out more money ;-)


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Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your
work with excellence.

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What model is it? And have you checked the wefixit Yahoo group?

Wainscotting wrote:

Had it serviced a year or so ago and have hardly used it since. Everyone
we talk to says even though it is an old machine it is a very good one
and worth repairing. Not sure whether this is just a ruse to keep on
handing out more money ;-)


--
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your
work with excellence.
It's a Toyota 8800. I will have a look at the group you mentioned - thanks