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i need to sew these pants before friday, like i absoluetly have to because i cant wear them how they are and i dont have enough time to shop again. so anyways, what is wrong with my sewing machine? like the top stitch looks all perfect, but then you look underneath and its a big mess. whats goin on and how do i fix it? thx!
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first, make sure you threaded your machine correctly. everything should look neat and NO knots at all. the bobbin, like the girl underneath me stated, should be secure in it's location and wound tightly.
my suggestion would be to undo your whole machine, rethread it, and test it on a scrap piece before sewing your pants.
if it's still happening, do you have access to another machine? can you ask someone to help you, like a mother or grandmother, aunt or cousin? can you simply live with the top looking good but the bottom looking messy (will it affect the pants in a big way)?
just redo everything, and it should work. it's like getting a math problem wrong - either you can redo it and get it right (the easy way) or trace back and gloss over your mistake when you read it again and again.
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If you are trying to sew jeans or something as thick as denim on a domestic machine, you are out of luck. 99% of domestic machines simply don’t have the strength to do that.
If it’s a thinner fabric, first take a good look around the bobbin case inside. Look for any loose threads stuck inside or wrapped around the inside of the machine. If you find any, cut them out. Also check that the top thread goes right through the needle, front to back, and isn’t wrapping around.
Then make sure your bobbin is wound nice and tight. If it looks loose or floppy, with threads bumping out, wind yourself a new bobbin. The threads should look tight and smooth.
Those are the two most common reasons for the bobbin thread not catching nicely. But if it still isn't working, double check that your machine is set firmly to the stitch you want and isn't sitting in between settings. You could also try setting it to the largest stitch you have. It’s possible you were just trying too tiny of a stitch for a
If you do all of that and you still have a problem, then the tension of your machine is off. Which sucks. Because unless you know machines very well, you shouldn't play around with the tension. It might need to go in for service to be fixed.
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