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by zoefzoef 09 Dec 2015 ( edited Dec 13'15 06:22 )
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Question : Do our machines have a "own wish", do they have a personality, do they misbehave when you are out of side ?... Yes, Yes and yes..

I have read it here several times, and now experienced it myself..
Yesterday I didn't feel going to evening classes and decided to finish my gift for a cutie somewhere in the world.. But it is winter here, and more cold and darker. So I asked my husband if it would be ok if I moved my sewing machine and some stuff into the dinning room. Sweet husband didn't mind....but my machine did !
Even now I do not understand why or what went wrong, but all my efforts failed; somehow the machine wanted to sew out of the sewing area of the hoop ? -how is that even possible- , an other time the design got mixed up so it look like some Chinese stuff.., the other time 2 pieces were sewed partly over each other... at the end - at 11:00 pm I gave up and moved everything back upstairs at the original room.. Now it is sewing... perfectly...
What does that say ?... Don't move me..I do not want to be used in a comfortable warm room, .. I want you close to me..and all the attention alone for myself??..
Don' t we just love our machines ? lol

Comments (12)
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by asterixsew 09 Dec 2015
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I love my machines but oh how I relate to your comments. My ss gift has been problematic to say the least, I find even if I am sitting by my machine it has a strop if I turn away. Hope your next sewing session runs smoothly. Yes machine embroidery is a great hobby - most of the time
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by pennifold 09 Dec 2015
Sorry Linda, it obviously didn't like what was on TV in the upstairs room. I hope it settles back down nicely for you. I'm off for some more Physio today and Dana's 3 children are receiving awards from school, so taking Mum along to watch. Can't
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by jrob 09 Dec 2015
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Oh, I wouldn't dare to move mine. She even gets insulted if I turn my back on her. She's a class A brat.
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by shirley124 09 Dec 2015
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What a experience. I will keep mine where they are after reading your story. lol Hugs Shirley
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by 02kar 09 Dec 2015
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Sorry, I understand your frustration, but had to chuckle. Our machine do have personality, don't they! And mine has punished me on more than one occasion. Including this morning.
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by cfidl 09 Dec 2015
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Something like that! Lol! I can understand your frustration. I was moving between 2 rooms because of humidity. Turned my wss to mush. It still worked. just felt different and did not seem as sturdy.
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by graceandham 10 Dec 2015
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Maybe it was unlevel where you moved it and level when you moved it back? Also, I have found when things start going wrong, they get worse, so it is best to set it aside for a while and do something else, like catch up on your reading or cooking or cleaning.
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by crafter2243 10 Dec 2015
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I can not leave the room while she is running. She seems to sense I am gone and will make crunching or clunking noises.
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by marianb 10 Dec 2015
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Some how I think all our machines are related.. I have been having an argument with mine for the past 2 days, tonight it decided to behave..
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by Patricia109 10 Dec 2015
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Does your machine travel to classes or do you take another machine?
Two friends of mine dropped their machines - separate times and places of course.
One was going to class, so tried to use her machine straight away - it didn't like it. But when she took it for repairs all was okay.
The other friend dropped hers at home and didn't have the heart to do any sewing or embroidery after that fright so left it for a couple of days. She had no problems.
Kind Serviceman told all of us that dropped or jolted machines need a bit of time to rests and reset.
Sometimes we jolt them when we take them in the car or move them to a different location within the house. That may be all your problem was.
Good luck with your machine.
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by sbott54 11 Dec 2015
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Yes, mine seems to feel the tension each Christmas sewing season. Second year in a row I have had to take Emma in. Once I got her back, i am almost done with the second quilt and she starts clanking. I call repair doc, leave message, hang up. Try her again and she's humming and purring nicely. She was telling me that I'm working her too hard maybe? LOL
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by noah 13 Dec 2015
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wow these were great stories ,well my story is i never sit with her as i am running around doing many things or sitting here reading So she is a good girl and enjoys being by herself lol
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by sandralane 13 Dec 2015
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After reading all these wonderful informative posts, suppose i have been lucky. Only frustrating thing i have is thread breakage . Try two or three times and then that reel goes to another draw for maybe hand sewing or give away for some one else to try. Can hear my machines from another room and some times go running when it does not sound right, but ok usually. Have read on here to buy a baby monitor, which i think was a great suggestion, so far i have not needed one, but who knows when the machines get older they may need more company. Sandra.
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by noah 15 Dec 2015
when i can't get my thread to sew i decrease the tension works great every time hugs