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Pfaff sewing machine

I start to sew and the needle jams and thread bunches on underside of material

  • Anonymous Mar 14, 2014

    Does not stitch right have big loops of thread on the underside of material. Take it in and they fix the tension but it doesn't last. Is this an ongoing problem with this machine?

  • Anonymous Mar 30, 2014

    No matter what I do I cannot get it to improve end up taking it in for adjustment. Get it home and pretty soon it is back to the same thing. Thread usually all tangled, big loops on the underside of material.

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You don't have the thread in the take up lever or it is not in the tension. Rethread it , Pull the thread through the tension assembly and test it to make sure the tension is working correctly.
(To do this test, adjust your tension setting to normal or medium or 5 or something in the middle. Raise the presser foot and pull the thread through the tension. It should pull easily!! Lower the presser foot and pull the thread. It should pull noticeably harder.) If it passes this test, continue up through the take up lever,then down through the thread guides to the needle. Make sure your needle is fully inserted and turned the correct way.
set your tension to 5 and try it.
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