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Thread Breaking On Brother Sewing Machine




By ealy on Apr 21, 2009

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I have an old Brother Boutique 761 and the upper thread keeps breaking. Tension set at 5, new needle, have tried it on all fabrics. Please help!

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posted on Jul 27, 2009
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scotta413

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if thread is good quality you may have a sharp groove in your needle plate hole from needle breakage. if so, polish with emery tape.

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posted on Nov 07, 2009
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i cant pull the third properly and the lower third is loose
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