so, a new question -- thread breaking?? why??

[Lois B.]

Some machines don't need to be oiled by us--only the guy cleaning and doing maintenance. My machine doesn't need to be oiled. My friend's does. Check with the man who does the work. He should know. Definitely, do not use the compressed air. The bobbin not having even tension from winding could be a problem. I would ask about that also.

thanks, I'll ask for sure. My dad had pointed out a place he thought was where to put the oil, but it doesn't open (it's the little bit where you loop the thread around if winding the bobbin up top) so I really don't know if it needs it or not. As I don't have any oil anyway, this is not a problem.

I did fix the bobbin winding and got it wound correctly/tight enough, still breaking. IN paying attention, it seems to sometimes break at the needle, and sometimes at the thread uptake lever thing. This is even with the top tension down at 1.5, so off to the sewing machine repair guy I will go, most likely Monday but maybe today. I'm officially giving up on trying to solve this one on my own and will just hand sew until it gets fixed. I can do that, but had sewn just enough with the machine to be really excited about how much faster I can go with it.

Ah, well, soon.

[Rita C.]

Well hopefully the machine repair guy will be able to fix it for you and maybe give you a few pointers to get you going and keep you going. I feel your frustration because I was there too with my first machine and many subsequent machines. It takes time to get to know everything and to get them all in the right order. You'll get there don't worry. Stay positive.