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Brother JX2517 Needle Tilted and not sewing stiches

helpp why is my machine not sewing stitches and the needle is also tilted? i tried adjusting the needle lever and everything, its still bent at a slight angle. and my stitches arent sticking to the fabric even after replacing the needle, rethreading the machine, rethreading bobbin, and adjusting the tension. about to throw the machine away entirely ugh

First dress, or clothing at all I've really ever sewn to wear. I made my own pattern, less than a year sewing anything at all so, I really am just making it up as I go. I am also hoping to wear this to a wedding 4 days from now.

I still have to do some minor fit adjustments, and I was intending to hem the bottom of the skirt, but I like the way it drapes as it is and am worried the hem might mess it up. The cut turned out surprisingly clean and the fabric doesn't seem to be fraying much at all. Will I regret it if I don't hem it? Or is it okay to just leave the raw edge?

Anyone know how to fix the plastic part at the bottom of the zipper? It gets snagged when inserting into the other side because of this rip. Tried glue but it won’t fit into the other side if it has anything on it.
Got some “repair” piece of Temu that is essentially a small plastic piece you slide over the whole bottom but has no adhesive or anything so no idea how to adhere or use it.
Help!

how could I recreate this? im making it for my halloween costume, i already have all the materials in my cart. i just have no idea where to start. its like huge cape thingy

this is just an update about my last post won’t let me upload a pic

My thread is put through my machine properly i havent missed any guides, its still having the same issues i still dont know how to fix it

Just picked up my (new to me) vintage singer 401a from being serviced and these are the stitches he tested. I feel like they should be straight? I bought the machine from someone who inherited it that didn’t use it and wasn’t sure if its last service. So I took it in to have general maintenance done. He said he “cleaned, lubricated, checked timing and tension and ran a stitch pattern.” There are a lot of places that still seem dirty, but maybe he meant internally? I’ve never had a machine serviced before since I’m new to sewing and have only used my new janome for roughly a year. Not sure if I should have asked for more details 🫠 these are the stitches he ran. Advice?

Can this coil zipper be repaired by hand sewing and re-attached to the zipper tape? This is roughly a 56" zipper on a custom leather guitar gig-bag. Replacing the entire zipper is the only solution offered so far after two inquiries. I don't know if replacing a zipper on this uncommon product requires specialized equipment. The original maker lives in Texas and returning it to him for repairing is not practical. I'm hoping to keep it simple and learn that, yes, it can be repaired by hand. If it turns out that it cannot, I'll try to find a place that can replace the zipper. Any recommendations for a shop in the Seattle / Kitsap / Puget Sound region would be welcome. Thank you.

So our union ordered mens sizes for our womens team (yay sports!) so i offered to resize them. I am on a real time crunch and my sewing machine can smell because its not working…

Why is the thread not holding at all??
Ive changed the needle (using a stretch needle now)
Ive tried quite a high and a v light tension
Ive rethreaded 1million times
The fabric is a quite thick jersey material

Hey everybody, i’ve got a singer promise model 1408.

so basically it’s been a little shit since december

- it unthreads itself
- stops sewing and makes a weird noise
- will sew a little bit and then the top thread snaps out of the needle
- i’ve changed the needle twice
- i’ve rethreaded the machine
- i’ve redone the bobbin
- i’ve used different thread
- i’ve used every stitch length
- i’ve used needles 90/14 and 80/11 neither worked

i’ve got needles:
- 100/16
- 70/9
- 110/18
- 90/14
- 80/11

only thing it sews is this purple fabric and it’s driving me insane someone please help me because i’m dying to sew things and i can’t with this stupid fucking sewing machine

Hi yall
I'm looking for some help while troubleshooting my Singer Brilliance 6180. I have been servicing my machine, oiling it and removing any loose threads and lint. I have run into an issue when loading a bobbin with a new thread. When the bobbin threading is engaged (moved to the right), the empty spool for the bobbin will spin for a moment, loading some of the thread and then abruptly stop. When it stops, it displays a C4 error. Looking at the manual for this machine, C4 error only displays when the BOTTOM BOBBING PLATE IS TRAPPED WITH THREAD. When inspecting the bobbing threader and the bobbing case, there does not appear to be any trapped thread.
It also sews completely normal when it is set to the left. So it seems like an error specifically relating to Bobbin threading with new thread.
Has anyone come across this issue?

edit: The belt seems to be correctly in place and in good condition. I have already corrected the timing between the top and bottom thread so it's not related to that either.
whats odd also is when I set the top spool to the left, it does not display the spooling symbol that looks like this

][ as seen in this image

My machine keeps having by periods where the stitch is incomplete. I’m going slow, nothing is snagging, I’ve rethreaded multiple times. Any thoughts?

Hey guys, I’m a beginner. It always feels like I’m doing 1 hour of trouble shooting my machine before I can ever do any sewing. My machine is brand new, it’s a brother XR9550. I’ve attached photos to show what I am talking about. If my lower thread was feed correctly would the string come over the bobbin?

Neckline not laying flat, I've ironed it and it had interfacing on it but its not working. Any other ideas??

i am using a singer heavy duty sewing machine with heavy duty thread. i thought it was a tension problem as i am sewing with a denim, but even after several attempts of adjusting it, it still jams. i was able to get it work a few times after cleaning and rethreading, but now its jamming again. I saw other people on here with similar problems and they were told to pull the bobbin thread back; i made sure to pull the thread back but the problem still persists.

Can’t really find any videos in it. Need help on fixing it.

Hi! I'm making a bonnet like this one to match a gothic dress I have, and now trying to make the front ruffle exactly this way: I like that it isn't too "widespread", unlike the "windcatcher" type of bonnet I made some years ago 😅

I'm starting to think that the ruffle here is not just a straight gathered bias-cut stripe tapered at the ends, but more like a circle-shaped detail (not sure if I explain it well enough, I mean when you draft a circle and take a "bagel" of the desired width from it). Therefore there's not much bulk where it attaches to the rest of the bonnet.

Or am I really overthinking and it *is* indeed a tapered stripe detail?

Thanks in advance, and sorry for the likely confusing description!