Common Troubles in Sewing Machine

Observe the picture shown above and identify the problem encountered in sewing.

• Thread Break

• Needle Break

• Skipped Stitches

• Seams Pucker

Problem: Needle Break

Condition: Presser foot was not tight.

What remedy will you apply to solve this problem?

• Adjust the tension and test stitches

• Set the needle properly

• Tighten the presser foot

• Adjust the pressure on the presser foot

Check the remedies that could be applied when encountering machine jams. (Select 3)

• Rewind thread to bobbin

• Replace the needle

• Entangle thread or change thread

• Remove caught threads from throat plate

While your mother is sewing a skirt, she encountered skipped stitches, after checking you have found out that the condition of the needle was dull or bent, how will you help your mother to solve the problem?

• Replace the needle with a new one

• Change the needle with the correct size

• Adjust the stitch length to standard size

• Thread the machine properly

Aling Auring is one of the well-known dressmakers in your barangay, however, in the past few days, she encounters thread breaks problems specifically after checking the sewing machine, you found out the tension is too tight. How will you help her solve the problem?

• Ask Aling Auring to thread the machine properly.

• Ask Aling Auring to change the thread with the correct type.

• Help Aling Auring to change the needle with the correct size.

• Help Aling Auring to adjust the tension and then check stitches.