Learn here how to maintain your Sewing Machine
Most of the problems in the operation of a sewing machine are due to a lack of maintenance and preventive care.
Keeping your machine clean is an especially important task when it comes to maintaining your sewing machine well.
Of course, you can hire a sewing machine technician to do the maintenance, but with these tips and tricks it is super easy to do it yourself.
With these simple tips that we detail below and dedicating a few minutes a week or a month, depending on the intensity of use of the machine, you can prevent a very high percentage of breakdowns and problems in the operation of your sewing machine.
What do you need to carry out the maintenance yourself?
- Time, +/- 20 to 30 minutes.
- New, good quality needles, preferably Schmetz brand.
- Sewing machine oil, do not use any other oil.
- Small and large screwdriver.
- A small brush and tweezers.
- Good quality sewing thread.
- A piece of cloth.
- Compressed air compressor or aerosol is recommended.
If you don't have oil, needles, etc. you can order the maintenance kit here.
Always perform maintenance with the machine turned off and unplugged!
Here we separate 2 types of sewing machines, find out which shuttle your machine has according to the photos:
1. CB hook sewing machines:
First, we will remove the needle plate from the sewing machine, it is normally fixed with 2 screws, loosen the screws with a screwdriver and remove the needle plate.
Remove the needle and retighten the needle clamp screw.
Now take the bobbin case out of the bobbin, then push the black clips out and remove the ring holding the shuttle, then remove the bobbin from the rod where the bobbin case used to be.
Now you have on the table: the needle plate, the bobbin case, a round ring and the shuttle (it is the crescent).
Clean all this well, free of dust or grease.
Check all parts for minor damage and imperfections and try to polish them as much as possible.
Then thoroughly clean the feed dogs under the needle plate and make sure there is no accumulated dirt.
If the machine is very dirty, blow also, for example, with a compressor or aerosol with compressed air.
2. Flat / Horizontal hook Sewing Machines:
First, we will remove the needle plate from the sewing machine, it is normally fixed with 2 screws, loosen the screws with a screwdriver and remove the needle plate.
Remove the needle and retighten the needle clamp screw.
Now remove the bobbin and the bobbin case.
Now you have on the table: the needle plate, 2 screws, the bobbin and the bobbin case.
Clean all this well, free of dust or grease.
Check all parts for minor damage and imperfections and try to polish them as much as possible.
Then thoroughly clean the feed dogs under the needle plate and make sure there is no accumulated dirt.
If the machine is very dirty, blow also, for example, with a compressor or aerosol with compressed air.
Now we can start testing:
- Use normal fabric and always sew at least 2 layers of fabric, one on top of the other.
- First start with the straight stitch with a stitch length of 2.5 to 3.
- Then you can try the zigzag stitch (the width in 3 to 4 and the length in 2).
- Normally the stitch should be perfect.
If the tension is still not adequate, check out these tips:
https://en.matri.eu/solve-problems/adjusting-the-lower-and-upper-thread-tension
Discalmer: We provide these free tips as a guide, but do not take any responsibility.