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5. PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST GENERAL PROBLEMS Machine does not sew. * Power switch is turned off.- Turn on the switch. Machine jams/knocks. * Thread is caught in hook.- Clean hook (see page 74 - 75). * Needle is damaged.- Replace needle (see page 26 - 27). Fabric does not move. * Presser foot is not lowered - lower presser foot. * Feed dog control is lowered (see page 16 - 17). STITCHING PROBLEMS Machine skips stitches. * Needle is not all the way up into needle clamp. - See page 26 - 27. * Needle is bent or blunt. - Replace needle (see page 26 - 27). * Machine is not threaded correctly. - See page 20 - 21. * Thread is caught in hook. - Clean hook (see page 74 - 75). Stitches are irregular. * Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric. - See page 26 - 27. * Machine is not threaded correctly. - See page 20 - 21. * Top thread tension is too loose. - See page 28 - 29. * Fabric is being pulled or pushed against machine feeding action. - Guide it gently. * Bobbin has not been wound evenly. - Rewind bobbin. Needle breaks. * Fabric is being pulled or pushed against machine feeding action. - Guide it gently. * Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric. - See page 26 - 27. * Needle is not all the way up into the needle clamp. - See page 26 - 27. THREAD PROBLEMS Thread bunches. * Top and bobbin threads are not drawn back under presser foot before starting seam. - Draw both threads back under presser foot about 4 inches (10 cm) and hold until a few stitches are formed. Needle thread breaks. * Machine is not threaded correctly. - See page 20 - 21. * Top thread tension is too tight. - See page 28 - 29. * Needle is bent. - Replace needle (see page 26 - 27). * Needle size is not correct for thread and fabric - See page 26 - 27. Bobbin thread breaks. * Bobbin case is not threaded correctly. - See page 18 - 19. * Lint accumulates in bobbin case or hook. - Remove lint (see page 74 - 75). Fabric puckers. * Top thread tension is too tight. - Adjust thread tension (see page 28 - 29). * Stitch length is too long for sheer or soft fabric. - Shorten stitch length. 80