Skipped Stitches

The subject line says it all.

I have tried all of the fixes I can remember: cleaning the lint out of the
bobbin casing and surrounds, replacing the bobbin, re-threading the machine.
What am I missing?

Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply)
We'll all get back to normal if we put our nation first,
But the trouble with "normal" is, it always gets worse. ~Bruce Cockburn

Nurse Ratched wrote:

The subject line says it all.

I have tried all of the fixes I can remember: cleaning the lint out of the
bobbin casing and surrounds, replacing the bobbin, re-threading the machine.
What am I missing?

Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply)
We'll all get back to normal if we put our nation first,
But the trouble with "normal" is, it always gets worse. ~Bruce Cockburn

New needle suited to the fabric type?
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Mine does this when the needle is in backwards.

judy in fort worth
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Nurse Ratched wrote:

I have tried all of the fixes I can remember: cleaning the lint out of the
bobbin casing and surrounds, replacing the bobbin, re-threading the machine.
What am I missing?

Did you change the needle?
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Sometimes when mine skips, a change in needle size will do the trick.

Becky


"Nurse Ratched" wrote in message
...
The subject line says it all.

I have tried all of the fixes I can remember: cleaning the lint out of
the
bobbin casing and surrounds, replacing the bobbin, re-threading the
machine.
What am I missing?

Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply)
We'll all get back to normal if we put our nation first,
But the trouble with "normal" is, it always gets worse. ~Bruce Cockburn

Is the thread type appropriate for the needle type and for the
fabric?
What is your operation ... are you piecing or quilting?

PAT in VA/USA

Nurse Ratched wrote:

The subject line says it all.

I have tried all of the fixes I can remember: cleaning the lint out of the
bobbin casing and surrounds, replacing the bobbin, re-threading the machine.
What am I missing?.

I am piecing--and had been doing quite nicely with the same needle, thread, and
fabric until today. Will change the needle and see if that helps.

Thanks.
Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply)
We'll all get back to normal if we put our nation first,
But the trouble with "normal" is, it always gets worse. ~Bruce Cockburn

If changing the needle doesn't help (try the next size larger), do the
skipped stitches occur right after crossing a seam? If so, you might
need to use a little shim to level out the presser foot when crossing
the thicker seams. This happens to me now and then when stitching
pinwheels.

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"Nurse Ratched" wrote in message
...
I am piecing--and had been doing quite nicely with the same needle,
thread, and
fabric until today. Will change the needle and see if that helps.

Thanks.
Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply)
We'll all get back to normal if we put our nation first,
But the trouble with "normal" is, it always gets worse. ~Bruce
Cockburn

just hitting or glancing off a pin can mess a new
needle up.
Taria

IMS wrote:

Skipped stitches can be a sign of:

Thread tension is too tight.
Needle is bent or blunt (replace needle).
Needle is wrong size.
Needle and thread does not match.
Thread take-up lever has not been threaded.
Light pressure on presser foot.
Incorrect setting of needle.

http://www.delawaresewing.com/dsc/tr...achprobweb.htm

On 12 Jul 2003 18:10:29 GMT, uckoo (Nurse Ratched)
wrote:

The subject line says it all.

I have tried all of the fixes I can remember: cleaning the lint out of the
bobbin casing and surrounds, replacing the bobbin, re-threading the machine.
What am I missing?

Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply)
We'll all get back to normal if we put our nation first,
But the trouble with "normal" is, it always gets worse. ~Bruce Cockburn

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I had this problem once when I was trying to sew through thick layers. I
finally figured out it was the THREAD. It was a cone of new cheap stuff I
bought when I was feeling guilty about all the money I had been spending on
my new quilting habit. I took it back to my LQS (wonderful store) and they
let me exchange it for my usual Sulky thread. Voila...no more skipped
stitches. Who would have thought it was the thread? I guess you really do
get what you pay for.

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"Nurse Ratched" wrote in message
...
The subject line says it all.

I have tried all of the fixes I can remember: cleaning the lint out of
the
bobbin casing and surrounds, replacing the bobbin, re-threading the
machine.
What am I missing?

Nurse Ratched (remove "cuckoo" from address to reply)
We'll all get back to normal if we put our nation first,
But the trouble with "normal" is, it always gets worse. ~Bruce Cockburn