Tip of the Day – Take-up arm

You are sewing along, possibly you just started or have been sewing for a couple hours, all of a sudden when you go to start sewing again your machine is angry. Your machine jams or makes large loops on the bottom. I know this can be extremally frustrating and headache inducing, but there may be […]

Tip of the Day

Have you ever felt like your sewing machine is not feeding the fabric the way it used to? Well, there may be a simple fix. This issue can be caused by a build up of fibers within the hook area. After sewing heavy projects, such as sewing with fleece, many of the fibers may build […]

Tip of the week #11

Are you a quilter who uses safety pins?  In a typical day I get to see a lot of different Bo Bo’s but this one is one I needed to show.  The name of this proud owner will never be shown but the story of how it happen will. As we all are guilty of […]

Tip of the week #8

Are you having problems with your thread frying or looping on the bottom of you fabric? Take you presser foot off and look to see if your needle plate looks like this. See the sharp points in the middle of the needle plate hole.  This is common for people who sew heavy seems or those […]

Tip of the week #10

Guest post by; Erin Otte-Meyer Hi all!  My name is Erin, and I am a satisfied customer of the Sewing Machine Shop!  I purchased my Janome DC2010 from the Shop as a birthday present to myself after spending years puttering around on my grandma’s machine.  I have been so pleased with the performance of my […]