00:00I was in the middle of a project and my sewing machine just decides to give me messy stitches,
00:07skipped stitches and tangled thread under my fabric. As I insisted, it went on to breaking my
00:15top thread from the spool pin. That is when I knew something was wrong with my machine.
00:23I made a decision of cleaning my sewing machine at home for the very first time.
00:37After I decided to clean my machine, I had to switch it off and that is the first thing I
00:44did,
00:44switching off the machine. I went on with unscrewing it so I wanted to access the inner parts of my
00:55machine. So that is me unscrewing and trying to take this machine apart. As I'm done,
01:03the threading system is all exposed. You can see the take-up lever.
01:10As I went on with checking what was wrong, I came across this broken thread that was stuck somewhere
01:19in my machine. I don't know if you guys can see it very well. At last, I got that stuck
01:25thread out of
01:26the machine. I took out the accessory storage compartment so that I can access my bobbin area.
01:34And as I opened it, I had access to the bobbin area. I started unscrewing it slowly by slowly,
01:43and I took out the bobbin case. As you can see, it is a lot of lid, a lot of
01:53dirt. I used the brush
01:55to remove the lid from the feed dogs and around the hook, the circular metal part under the plate.
02:04If you have tweezers, you can use them to remove tangled thread or broken thread underneath your
02:11bobbin compartment. Do not blow air with your mouth. This is not good because that will just extend the
02:20lid into the inner parts of your machine. And you don't want that. So use a blush slowly by slowly.
02:28Use a clean piece of cloth slowly by slowly. And please don't use water or cooking oil. You must use
02:37sewing machine oil, not cooking oil or any other oil because that's not recommended for your machine.
02:45I had to unscrew the needle plate and access the down part of the machine. So when you take off
02:53your
02:53needle plate, you will have access to the feed dogs. And I wanted to clean that part too. After taking
03:01out the needle plate, this is how my feed dogs look. Very dirty. So I had to use this blush
03:10slowly by slowly
03:11and take out that lid. That's me unscrewing and taking out my presser foot. After I'm done with the
03:21presser foot, I went on with taking out the needle and cleaning my upper threading system very well.
03:30So I got this piece of cloth and I used some oil. You can use two to three drops of
03:38your oil with your
03:40clean piece of cloth and clean your machine. I guarantee you'll get very good results.
03:47Slowly take your time. It is your machine and you can take all the time you need to clean it.
03:54That's
03:54another way of showing love to that machine because you and that machine make magic. I had to take my
04:01time while cleaning using some tweezers and making sure everything is clean so that I could assemble my
04:10machine. For my next new project, please take note, don't over oil your machine because over oiling your
04:19machine will cause some stains on your fabric when you start sewing. So use like two to three drops of
04:27oil is enough. Don't over oil it. I have a video about how to thread a sewing machine step by
04:35step and I also
04:37have a video about how to wind a bobbin. So if you're looking for the details of those two videos,
04:43I have a link in the
04:45description below for those of you who may need it because this is not a detailed lead tutorial on how
04:51to thread a sewing machine. It's actually basically cleaning. I reattached my presser foot and I screwed it
05:01into place. I went on to the part where I had to change my needle. I had samples of needle
05:08with me and I took out
05:10one. After inserted my needle into my sewing machine, I went on and attached my presser foot. After
05:20everything was done, I had to put back my accessory storage compartment and screw my machine. One of the
05:31most asked questions is how often do you clean your machine? In my opinion, I think this is a personal
05:39choice and decision and it's based on how often you use your machine and for how long do you use
05:47it.
05:48So it varies by a person and how they use their machine. Take an example of you using your machine
05:54once in a week, two times in a week and using it for two to three hours or one hour
06:00or 30 minutes. So
06:02in my opinion, I think this is a personal choice. If you use your machine often, it means you have
06:09to
06:09clean it more often. If you don't use it more often, you don't have to clean it all the time.
06:15So it varies how long do you use it and how much do you use it. Common Mistakes
06:21While cleaning your machine using cooking oil or some fancy oil. Skipping the bobbin earlier while cleaning,
06:29not changing the needle is one of the most common mistakes. Over oiling your sewing machine. This
06:36can cause stains on your fabric. The last mistake is skipping under the needle plate. This is where most
06:43of the dirt and lid hides. So if you take a decision to clean your machine, don't forget all the
06:50important
06:50parts. And please change your needle because the daff or laff needle will not give you smooth and straight stitches.
07:00So please take time while cleaning your machine and clean all the important parts.
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