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Troubleshooting a Sewing Machine Home Repair Articles | April 26 Thomas Partey Camiseta Atletico Madrid , 2010 How annoying. You are halfway through a project when your sewing machine starts playing up or even worse, stops and plays dead. Very often it?s a simple problem that could have been avoided with some Basic Sewing Machine Maintenance other times it could just that the kids have got to the machine without you realising and have messed with the tensioner!
Skipped Stitches
If you sewing machine is sewing fine and then starts to skip stitches it?s probably due to a worn or bent needle.
The machines needle is very fine and it?s easily bent when pulling in fabric but more often it gets bent by hitting a pin.
If you are having to change needles quite often then make sure you are allowing the feed dog to move the fabric through the machine and you are not pulling it.
Knotted or Breaking Thread
Firstly make sure you are using a good quality thread. Cheap threads may seem like a bargain but they give off excessive lint, have loosely bound fibres and will easily knot.
Check your sewing machine is threaded correctly. If you are unsure completely de-thread it and redo it as per your manufacturers instructions.? Remember to thread your machine with the presser foot up.
Make sure the bobbin is correctly threaded. Make sure the bobbin is in the bobbin case and the right way round for your machine.
See if your bobbin is worn. The plastics ones can wear after a lot of use and wobble in the case which messes up your tension as you?re sewing.
Children
Watch out for kids playing with your machine as your back is turned. All those knobs Juanfran Camiseta Atletico Madrid , dials and pedals are irresistible to a child.
If your machine is not in use then I would suggest keeping it locked away. Not only so they can?t play with it but it wouldn?t take much for a child to turn on the power and run a stitch across their hand.
Tension Adjustment
Adjusting the tension varies by machine so you really need to look at your manufacturers handbook and see how it?s done. As a rule though turning the adjustment to the left slackens the tension and turning to the right tightens the tension.
Regular Maintenance
It?s very easy to get so enthralled in your sewing projects that your forget Basic Sewing Machine Maintenance and before long you start to have problems. Believe me when I say it?s so much cheaper to do a few basics checks at the end of your sewing project than fork out your hard earned cash for a service agent to repair your sewing machine. You may have noticed that many sellers list PayPal as the only payment option they accept ? they simply can't be bothered cashing cheques and money orders, never mind any of the other strange ways some people want to pay. Like all things in life, though Lucas Hernandez Camiseta Atletico Madrid , PayPal has its advantages and disadvantages. Let's take a look at what PayPal can do for you, and what it can't.
The Disadvantages.
PayPal is very vulnerable to fraud, and it's you as the seller who'll be paying the price when it happens. What's more Jesus Gamez Camiseta Atletico Madrid , they do take a percentage from every transaction that you could be keeping if your buyers were paying by cheque.
You might also have noticed that PayPal come from the eBay school of customer service, enjoying such pastimes as hiding their phone number and only ever sending out automated responses to emailed queries. PayPal has an unusual number of campaigners against it, most of them people who've had their accounts frozen and had to chase PayPal for months for thousands of dollars. Some of these people recently filed a class action lawsuit against PayPal Saul Niguez Camiseta Atletico Madrid , claiming damages for lost business ? and they won. This alone should make you cautious about using PayPal.
The Advantages.
PayPal is quick and easy for buyers to use, and is certainly a more secure and reassuring way to accept credit cards than signing up for your own merchant account. You'll probably also find that it's cheaper for you.
That's before you even consider that eBay buyers are more eager to buy from someone who accepts PayPal, as it saves them all sorts of hassle with posting payment and then waiting around. PayPal lets you give speedier customer service.
But Should You Use It Exclusively?
The most important thing about only accepting PayPal is Stefan Savic Camiseta Atletico Madrid , again, a matter of customer service: some of your potential customers might not have or want a PayPal account. Not everyone loves electronic payments ? some fear them, and like eBay because it is one of the few places on the Internet where many sellers will accept payment by more traditional methods. Do you want these people as customers Gabi Camiseta Atletico Madrid , or don't you?
You might notice that some people are aware of the issues of PayPal and refuse to use it, but still want to pay electronically. For these rare cases, it's worth opening an account at a well-known PayPal rival that has a better reputation ? the current favourite seems to be NoChex ( ) Jan Oblak Camiseta Atletico Madrid , which offers free chargeback protection.
NoChex is quite a lot better than PayPal by most standards, but just doesn't have the same market penetration or convenience of use on eBay. Still, there's nothing stopping you from accepting both Antoine Griezmann Camiseta Atletico Madrid , just as long as you make it clear that you do on your auctions. If you find that you really prefer NoChex to PayPal, then you could offer your buyers a discount for paying through NoChex.
Once you've got the payment, the next thing you need to do is ship the items. In the next email Koke Camiseta Atletico Madrid , we'll take a look at what you should write on your eBay shipping boxes.