Will A Singer 25K Do The Trick

[flanman]

OK so I know I am slow but it takes time to get things where I live. I got new needles two 14s and a 16. I replaced the old needle and now the bobbin thread is creating this huge ball of loops of thread on the underside of the fabric I am practicing on. I have tried adjusting the tension on the upper thread but with little success. This seemed like such an easy idea when I started. Get a treadle machine, get some thread and press the peddle and whalla I will have a new buckskin shirt...boy was I wrong.

[Wizcrafts]

OK so I know I am slow but it takes time to get things where I live. I got new needles two 14s and a 16. I replaced the old needle and now the bobbin thread is creating this huge ball of loops of thread on the underside of the fabric I am practicing on. I have tried adjusting the tension on the upper thread but with little success. This seemed like such an easy idea when I started. Get a treadle machine, get some thread and press the peddle and whalla I will have a new buckskin shirt...boy was I wrong.

Thread bunching up under the material could be caused by any of the following problems:

1. The top thread is not going around the center of the upper tensioners, thus, there is no top thread tension.
2. The top thread is going around the center of the tensioners, but they are being kept separated by the presser foot lifter mechanism. Same result; no top tension. Is your presser foot lifted up as you sew? It should be all the way down against the material. Check for binding of the presser bar.
3. The bobbin thread is jammed in the bobbin case, or under the bobbin tension spring.
4. The needle is much too small for the combination of top and bottom threads. The needle must make a hole wide enough to allow the lockstitch "knot" to be pulled up into the material.
5. The shuttle has been moved slightly out of time with the needle. The hook must arrive at the center of the scarf, above the eye of the needle, as it is ascending and has formed a loop.
6. The needle is in backwards, or is incorrectly aligned.
7. The feed dog (in your case) is not able to advance the material properly (against the force of the presser foot), resulting in lots of thread going into the same hole or holes.
8. The stitch length regulator is set at zero. Same result as above.

Edited May 14, 2015 by Wizcrafts

[Darren Brosowski]

This machine is fantastic and incredible condition - as long as you want to sew shirts or dresses.

It is not, and never will be a leather sewing machine.

let me see if i can get my pics posted with a new browser

here are the pics.

A couple of questions I still have-

where can I get good replacement needles?

Adjusting the tension has helped but not eliminated my issue with skipped stitches, any other thoughts?

Any suggestions on where I can find someone to redo the woodwork on this treadle. Much of the veneer is ready to go or has come off. One drawer was reglued but too much glue was used and now it will not close all of the way.

I am still looking to use this to sew a buckskin shirt. I am getting better with sewing fabric and hope to soon have this adjusted well enough for thin leather.

Thank you once again for your guidance

flanman

[flanman]

Well with the help from of you all and a little 'nothing to loss' attitude I think I have it working. I took the shuttle out and loosened the spring screw and removed a barrel of thread debris and other nonsense. I realigned the needle which was in sideways. I tinkered with the tensioner and getting the thread into it properly so that it actually applies resistance. Thank you once again. Back to practice stitching for a couple of weeks then if I do not screw anything else up I will see what I can do for projects.