tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post199432812792817055..comments2024-01-24T11:28:22.701+00:00Comments on 'So, Zo...': Zen and the Art of Sewing Machine MaintenanceZoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893813529679767893noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-33861040340444660992013-08-06T04:59:16.223+01:002013-08-06T04:59:16.223+01:00Thank you for such a wonderful post. I strongly be...Thank you for such a wonderful post. I strongly believe that some of your maintenance tips would also work for other machines. <a href="http://rushengineering.com.au/" rel="nofollow">http://rushengineering.com.au/</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13591607016977613568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-37496381266720181662011-08-15T21:44:10.654+01:002011-08-15T21:44:10.654+01:00Thanks for those tips, they sound incredibly usefu...Thanks for those tips, they sound incredibly useful! I'm also guilty of not frequently changing needles, and I never really think about the little numbers that I seem to faintly remember have something to do with recommended fabric weight... :DAlessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605755512224178329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-28768854212454960992011-08-15T02:26:54.488+01:002011-08-15T02:26:54.488+01:00You have no idea how funny this is to me right now...You have no idea how <a href="http://threadsquare.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/creativity-and-the-ego/" rel="nofollow">funny</a> this is to me right now! Fantastic tips :) I guess I now know the reason my electronic machine always ends with the needle in the highest position, though it drives me crazy when hand cranking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-71026675450238798582011-08-14T10:37:12.856+01:002011-08-14T10:37:12.856+01:00Great post Zoe,
My cardinal sin is harldy ever ch...Great post Zoe,<br /><br />My cardinal sin is harldy ever changing needles. I didn't think it was such a big deal, how wrong I was!!!Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487119675699417109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-34313930277861344372011-08-14T10:26:17.037+01:002011-08-14T10:26:17.037+01:00Thank you for that post! I wish I had known the tr...Thank you for that post! I wish I had known the trick for pivoting a corner two weeks ago when I was trying my hand at machine embroidering my jeans pockets. Well next time I'm wiser.Christinahttp://herrlichkeiten.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-12620093401334503672011-08-14T08:49:34.688+01:002011-08-14T08:49:34.688+01:00Great post. Useful and practical information ever...Great post. Useful and practical information everyone can benefit from.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142947905050151725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-73089019289743438382011-08-14T07:52:54.329+01:002011-08-14T07:52:54.329+01:00Very useful information! A story my machine guy to...Very useful information! A story my machine guy told once was about the customer who wanted to buy a new felt pad for under their foot plate - they had so much lint squidged into it they actually thought it was a part of how the machine worked! He also told us never to blow into the mechanics to get rid of lint etc as the moisture from breath is bad for the machine, and to not use that cheap overlocking thread that comes on cones as it is not good for machines (I use it all the time and always have but then I killed my last machine after 20 years so maybe he is right!)MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-83407069795254759932011-08-14T03:43:36.309+01:002011-08-14T03:43:36.309+01:00A most useful post. Thanks for recording all tha...A most useful post. Thanks for recording all that info for us.katherine hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314030133556269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-19272065781968768702011-08-13T23:11:48.953+01:002011-08-13T23:11:48.953+01:00Great post! Another thing I learned recently is to...Great post! Another thing I learned recently is to buy more feet! My cheap machine never did its stretch stitches properly but just created nests underneath and yanked the bobbin out of place until I bought an even feed foot. Now it's performing like a machine that costs five times as much.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170406331272601890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-52478310140883376752011-08-13T21:30:53.020+01:002011-08-13T21:30:53.020+01:00I could have really used this post when starting o...I could have really used this post when starting out! I think I've figured all of these out on my own by now... the hard way. I learned to sew on an old machine that probably hadn't been serviced in several decades; it had so many problems. Now I've got a new machine that was a gift and probably the cheapest thing you can buy. Even though everyone says these machines are the worst, I don't have many problems with it. I guess I've just learned how to coddle a machine.Isidorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-68407169897155699362011-08-13T21:10:17.371+01:002011-08-13T21:10:17.371+01:00Awesome post! I am totally bookmarking this post f...Awesome post! I am totally bookmarking this post for future troubleshooting. Thanks!Melizza Makeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535548992762009971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-32540882852525125322011-08-13T20:59:39.857+01:002011-08-13T20:59:39.857+01:00Great post Zoe, I think |I'm going to print it...Great post Zoe, I think |I'm going to print it out and file it as hardcopy (as well as bookmark it). Cheers to you + Richard :)Claire (aka Seemane)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05175575205044308437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-71056996018129393272011-08-13T20:26:13.652+01:002011-08-13T20:26:13.652+01:00Agreed with Suzie! Such a useful and practical pos...Agreed with Suzie! Such a useful and practical post. You can't pay for this type of information. In particular, I love the top tip about where to leave your needle when pivoting on a corner. Thank you so much for taking the time to quiz him and then to pass that information on. Eek - wouldn't even know how to oil my machine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464662522153586853.post-53896699668300704152011-08-13T19:10:22.746+01:002011-08-13T19:10:22.746+01:00Wow - this is SUCH a useful post...you have answer...Wow - this is SUCH a useful post...you have answered a lot of questions I was actually wondering about today!!! Thanks Zoe :)<br />P.S. I just unscrewed my needle plate for the first time yesterday and was horrifies by the amount of fluff I found - I gave myself a huge slap on the wrist for not doing it sooner!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358404631625584903noreply@blogger.com