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These photos were posted on my local Sewing Stores Facebook page today.
A good warning not to have your threads coming off reels near the wheel of your machine.
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Comments (14)
109774✽
by
crafter2243
09 Nov 2018
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Oh my goodness. What a mess. Good advise to keeping threads far away from the wheel.
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Sorry Angie, I have just noticed that I have written the same
Ha, ha be my guest.
Sure was a mess. Glad it was not my machine.
360671✽
oh my i better smarten up lol
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My yes. Don’t let this happen to you. Hugs
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Its happened to me when using the large spools on a stand don't notice till the sound is funny, the brother emb. machines, you can just pull the wheel cover off, thank goodness...wendy
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You were lucky you could clean it out yourself.
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Oh my goodness - what a mess
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Sure looks a mess..
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That is amazing! I would have thought that the person sewing would have noticed the machine making a funny noise! Love Chris
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One would think so Chris. Perhaps the sewer was a little deaf.
18140✽
What!!! I can't imagine this was not noticed.
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One would think you would realise something was wrong before it got to this state.
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I used to work in a store which did sewing machine repairs and it is surprising how often a machine would come in with this problem. The thread accumulates very quickly when the machine is running even if you notice quite soon what is happening, though not as much as in the picture.
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Yes I also used to work in a sewing store. The boss would often show me things like this. One lady refused to pay to have thread taken out from around the wheel as the chap that sold her the machine said it was guaranteed for things like this. Under the bobbin plate was another bad area.
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Wow! What a mess. I can't imagine not noticing this happening. Thanks for posting the warning!
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One would think you would know something was not right.
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Has happened to me but never ever like that. I noticed immediately and cleaned it out myself. Yes, I was using a thread stand by the machine.
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You were lucky.
And don't they tell you to place the thread stand on the right side of the machine???? I'd love to see what she (or he) was sewing.
It would be interesting.
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by
dragonflyer
09 Nov 2018
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I have had this happen to me with metallic thread....fortunately, I was able to pull off the wheel and clear the tangle...
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You were lucky.
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Oh dear, what a mess. Hope it cleaned completely now
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I am sure he has done a good job of cleaning it out.
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Seeing that there are 2 different thread colours you would think you would notice it happening after the first spool of thread ran out and you haven't sewn anything.
I have had my machine eat my fabric but never the thread LOL
I have had my machine eat my fabric but never the thread LOL
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I know embroidery machines are hungry but I also did not think you could get a mess like this without knowing.
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I never minced leek with my embroidery machine!!
j'ai déjà eu ce problème mais je m'en suis aperçu rapidement
j'ai déjà eu ce problème mais je m'en suis aperçu rapidement
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Ha Ha
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by
vickiannette
10 Nov 2018
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thank you for the warning, probably could happen quite easily
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I guess it could if you were not watching.