Common Overlocker Problems FIXED Easy 1034d | Abi’s Den ✂️🧵🌸
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- Having a bad time with the overlocker - you really need to understand why it goes wrong - then you can avoid these problems. Here are common overlocker problems, fixed easy. Let me show you how!
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Having only had my overlocker since Christmas Day and with much success until i broke a needle last weekend, was so relieved to find this video. I haven't installed the replacement properly! Thanks, Abi 😁
Not even 3 minutes in and you've figured out the problem I spent all weekend trying to fix.
Such a brilliant way of showing what is wrong with your machine!
Don't know why I didn't check your channel first but, after hours of mucking about with the machine, you've saved the day with a quick needle adjustment. Thank you so much!!!
No wonder you are so smart Abi! You are an engineer! This video was so insightful. My issues always surface when upcycling and mending layers of clothing and knowing when the machine might not be able to handle it because I have no "test" fabric.
10 years of periodically trying to get my machine to stitch has come to an end! I just found you today Abi and am delighted I did! I have tried everything, over the years, that I thought could be possibly wrong and was about to throw my machine out! I never imagined it could be the needle position that was out! I hope after a little oiling, cleaning and a few more adjustments, I may be able to get creative again! Thank you so much!
Just got my first serger and had been fighting with it for hours as it would not looping thread at all. I almost gave up and you just got me a simple fix. Thank you so much.
Thank you abi once again for some worthwhile tips had a needle problem last week and it never corrected until having to replace the needle so can only surmise that I had not inserted the needle or perhaps was loosely installed kind regards, Robert.
I can’t thank u enough for this video, I thought my serger was broken. I’m a newbie and was intimidated to use it or try and fix it. I followed your tips and was able to bring it back to life. Thank u!
Thanks Abi, I always know where to come when I have a problem, your a star...
You made it look so straightforward to put right what you made wrong, so when mine arrives tomorrow I'll be less worried about 'breaking' it and be able to enjoy experimenting instead, thank you :)
I so wish I had found you before this evening. I spent an hour re-threading my machine. My last thought was check my needles. That's exactly what was wrong. My right needle wasn't in completely. Spent an hour fiddling about with it. Now I'll remember always check needles if everything else is threaded correctly.
Fantastic explanations for small things turn BIG until I was ready to rip my hair out, LOL. I am glad I found you, checked out your website, saw that you are coming from many years as a sewing teacher for kids and adults alike. Bravo Abi, please keep up your great work.
Thank you! Longer time mechanic and engineer than teacher x
You saved my machines life as it was headed out the second story window. I had put my needles in wrong and my timing was off. 🤦🏼♀️🤷♀️ So nice, that was the first thing you addressed. Like ✔️ subscribe ✔️ saved ✔️
Thank you so much for this! Just had to straighten my threads. Usually something simple but I was so frustrated. Thanks again.
This video is so useful to keep it close to my serger machine . I really appreciated what you showed and pointed out what the right way to do as well ! Thank You for sharing !
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Hi, I own a vintage(!?) Singer 14U444B, which I have had for decades from new…..I love it and it suits my needs but sadly things started going wrong a couple of months ago….I was on the verge of taking into a repairer but the cost of a service would have been more than the machine was worth….so I decided to have a go myself! Thanks to your fab videos on servicing and troubleshooting I now have my beloved overlocker back! Thank you ever so much…..your videos are informative, well presented and inspire confidence! Thank you again 🎉🎉
Thank you so much! This machine was driving me absolutely crazy until I watch this video. Bless you!
Thank God I've found you! A pleasant voice, a clear teaching style and process!
Here is my question:
I cleaned my 1034D today after sewing gobs of fleece. I removed the throat plate, unscrewing the flat head AND the tiny Phillips head screw first. Upon removing the plate, a tiny "bar" fell into the works. I've tried over and over to replace all this, and each time, after running the machine, the thread all bunches up and will not release from the long tiny triangle piece and create any stitches. How can I fix it correctly?
The shape of that tiny piece is crucial to the stitches being able to slide off and not get caught.in the meantime , you could try a diamond dust miniature file or even a small sanding wheel on slow speed using a dremel tool. My dremel comes in quite handy while working on fixing sewing machines and sergers Need to smooth off the roughness of it until you can replace the needle plate. I have a 1034D myself and lots of extra parts not sure if I have one to fit your machine but if into I will let you know.
Another great video, you are so knowledgeable, thank you.
love your channel Abi, just found it today and have binged my way through lots. Can't wait to get my overlocker now lol!
OMG. Ur dat Peng ting from Wembley, innit? 💕 it’s great to have you here . I can’t wait to see what you create 💪🏽 let me know what you get and I’m sure we can create something wonderful for the family :)
Worthwhile tips Abi. It's good to know. Thank you abi. 👍🌹
Love this approach. Breaking things to show what it causes 😂
My threads weren't in the tension disks!! Wow! Such an easy fix! Thank you Abi! (and I love your speaking voice -- could listen to you all day!)
Argh! Glad you fixed it. 💪🏾💫😊 Thank you for your kind words x
Thank you! A common sense approach to figuring out what the heck I've done! Yesterday the serger was fine, today it's skipping stitches :( It's like the machine has a mind of it's own! Off to investigate...
Have just bought my first serger and this video was so helpful, now a subscriber 👍
Lovely to have you with us. I’ll be making more like this video. I hadn’t realised people found these machines tricky to use
really enjoyed watching this, thanks
Thank you so much. I have not used my overlook for a while and just needed to check the needles as it was not in the right place now I can get back to my sewing wooooh. Thank you
You are so welcome!
Thank you! It was a simple as I didn't get the needle in the proper height when I went from 3 threads to 4! You're a life saver!
Ooh. So frustrating but I’m glad you’ve worked it out !! 🙌🏽
Hello abi, I’m glad I found you on time , just in time my overlocker needle is not going in the needle hole but is crushing on the foot steel
Always informative Abi thank you 😊
My right needle left loops underneath my fabric - I never even considered removing the presser foot and adjusting the threads until you said it! My serger is saved, thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
Wonderful!well done!
Many Thanks Abi
I was re threading my over locker many times over and over again and lost hope in middle of my sewing
Thanks god I found your video
I put the needle up and worked again
I don’t know how to thank you enough
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Thank you Nosheen 😊✨
Thank you so much for the overlock machine information
great video most informative will look for more on your site thanks
Great video, thanks so much!
Thanks🙏. Appriciate your hard work.
Great tutorial! Thank you
Thank you so much! My loops went wonky all of a sudden, turns out one or both wasn't seated in the tension disc properly. I tightened them like you suggested & I'm back on track!
Yay!
brill, thanks for your help,, our needle was too low but needed to unscrew the second screw too.. thanks again very helpful
Great to hear! Well done!
Excellent video! Just got my 1034D and I've made all those errors and more! thanks
…but never again! 🪡💪🏾✨
hi your explanation seems so easy my overlocker was out away cos my thread was always cutting I'm now going to take it and give it another go thank
Thanks a lot for your instructive video.I finally got an answer to the problem with my machine. The needles.
Glad it helped
Thank you so much for this video!
Oh my goodness. You saved me from throwing my overlocker at the wall 😂. Thank youuuuuu
Thank you so much. Very helpful 😊
You are genius. I've used mymachine for years never had an issue. Now put new needles for spandex. And wouldn't stitch perfectly infact pretty badly.
My luck watching your video the first thing you addressed was the exact issue I had. Thank you so much.
That’s brilliant KC. I’m so pleased you’ve resolved the problem! 🪡🧵💫
Just watching all your videos while waiting for my overlocker to be delivered.
Great! Thank you 😊
my brand new singer serger is a total timing mess and out of the box needs to go to be serviced! timing is entirely off, the loopers are pinching the needles and bogging down. to fix this is way out of my line of experience,, i have never used one before, let alone do this type of repair - you are incredibly talented and knowledgeable with these things,, you are awesome! thank you!!
Thank you. Hope you’re having lots of fun! Well done 👍🏽
10 seconds in and my problem was solved. Thank you. 😊😊😊
Fab-u-lous!
this helped me today, THANK YOU!!!!!
Glad it helped!
Thanks very helpful
Sparkling stars ⭐️
Thank you!
my overlock was making my life crazy, thank you so much, you have a new subscriber
Thank you for joining us!
My overlocker is not cutting the fabric. All it does is bunched up the fabric when I sew. What should I do to fix it Albi
Thank you so much, this helped a lot.
Amazing! Thanks for letting me know. Feedback is really helpful ! 💕✨🙌🏽
Thank you for showing us the causes of the some of the problems that can occur with the overlocker
Thank you for the great Help! I am not sure what tpyes of needles to use in my older serger, one broke. I have a Bernette for Bernina, Fun Lock serger. Are there certain needles to buy for it? I appreciate any help.
Thank you so much this really helped
brilliant x
Very helpful
Thank you so much for your very helpful videos. I was just about to book in to an engineer, or tear my hair out! After watching your video, all fixed!
Hello Abi, so happy to catch you here.
I got a second hand kenmore sear 385.
I have done the threading but it won't even weave at all.
Pleas do you have any idea what I need to do
You're a gem.
Hi Abby, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on overlockers. Please will you assist me? I have a brother 2504D (South Africa) and it looks the same as the brother overlocker in the video. I was serging perfectly fine until i i tried to serge a lightweight strech fabric. The fabric seemed to bunch up and jam around the stich finger and or loppers. I re-threaded,changed needles, cleaned and oiled the machine, fiddled with tensions, even changed thread but it continued to happen. I tried using a different strech fabric to see if it will work but it keeps jamming under the needle plate.
The stitch finger gets loose on these machines and if dislodged can cause the chain to build up in the needle plate area.
so far just about all this happened to me when I went to "check on my baby" ! This video saves me!!!!! I am a true beginner serger . My machine is one week old.
Yay!
Amazing!
Thank you
Thanks so much for your tutorials, my issue is my lower looper thread keeps snapping on brother m340d, hope you can help, cant tell you how many times ive re threaded x
Great video thanks. A question, I thought you should always have the foot up before changing tensions?
Not really
Thank you for this video. Did you have a video how to fix when the overlock doesn’t work with the left thread?
Hi Kamil, I haven't , but I will soon. Have you fixed the issue for yourself?
Hi , I just want to know where did you buy the fabric cutting table?
How do I adjust my tensions back to the factory settings, eg all on 3 and then does the stitching perfect?
Hi Abi thank you for your video. When sewing knitted fabrics do I need to use a ballpoint needle or adjust the thread tension or pressure foot tension? I'm making mittens from upcycled sweaters so they have various thicknesses. Thanks for any suggestions.
Take a look here. ruclips.net/video/67kO1Cilhrg/видео.html
Really helpful, thanks Abi - hope the baby's okay 😂
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I have a Brother overlooker and I noticed that the left needle tension dial is quite loose compared to the other dials. I had been using 3 threads, but needed 4 threads, but the Left needle thread was rather loose. I changed the needle and checked it was inserted correctly, but still not sewing properly. The only way I could get a decent stitch was to turn the Left needle tension dial up to 6, but the right is set at 3.5. I didn't have this problem previously, so was concerned that I do now. I always keep a note of test samples, so that I can have a reference to various fabrics. Do you think it's something to do with the Left tension dial being looser than the others and can I fix it myself.. Can you advise please. Thank you
Hi ,,what a helpful video,,,,, so clear,,,,sister ,,what type or name of machine is it?
Thank you 🙏🏻👍🏻
You are welcome
I have this machine - the US version - and I have it torn apart to re-time for the second time, same problem. What I'd like to know is this: what company in makes the Jaguar machine that opens completely in the front - but is available in the US? Googling this gets me nowhere, only a long list of air-threaded machines and a lot of these Brothers (which I already have).
My current problem is that my upper looper is losing the thread every time. I can feel where the needle is hitting the lower looper so I'm fixing that. But this is the second time; I'd really like a new, more dependable serger that I won't have to fix. Do you know what company makes a full-front access machine that's available in the US?
@@AbisDen Thank you! ❤️Also - I gave up and cried uncle - took it to my repair guy in pieces 😂
I am doing a rolled hymn on a skirt and cutting off 4 inches. What is the best way to measure 4 inches while you surge? I have tried tape on my machine and marking the fabric but it just feels clunky.
Hi Abi I'm asking for my wife who has a janome 4 thread overlocker and she has a particular issue with threads not catching properly. I've got some pictures but not sure if I can post them on here. Would appreciate your help as she is getting frustrated.
Thankyou
Love this! Thank you🥰
Hi Abi, can I ask whether you need specific needles for overlockers or are general purpose ones ok? Also I have been using Lidls thread with my Lidls overlocker but it keeps breaking- would I get on better with more expensive thread? Thank you. Love your videos, they are a godsend🥰🥰
Some sergers can use the same needles as sewing machines , EXCEPT my Baby Lock 5620 uses a much SHORTER needle a DC-1F. If you have your manual it will tell you the proper needles to use. My serger BL5620 actually has a label on the front saying uses needle DC-1F and a picture of the needle next to it in actual.size.I love my Baby Lock Machines!
Abi you are a godsend! I viewed this as soon as you posted and thought it very helpful. Two days ago I managed to comprehensively mess up my FR Jaguar. For some reason having previously moved the cutting blade out of action I then proceeded to restore it except not fully. As a consequence I closed the machine with the blade horizontal. I have absolutely no idea why I did this, must have been a senior moment. I started to stitch and the machine seized. I managed to open the front doors and see that the blade was now behind the upper looper! I was able to separate them and proceeded to sew again but of course it didn’t work, why should it.
I thought that maybe I had bent the looper so I removed it, breaking an Allen key in the process, and then spent a day researching obtaining a replacement upper looper to no avail. On inspection it looked okay so I reinstalled it. I then rewatched your video, stopping at each stage to check each point. I had bent needles, and had managed to misthread BOTH loopers, TWICE. I corrected these but still it wouldn’t sew. I then discovered that I had reinstalled the upper looper badly causing it slip and rub against the needles. Once I had retightened it everything else fell into place and my machine is working perfectly again, thanks to you.
The downside is that I had persuaded myself that maybe the time had come to upgrade to the newer model, which is now unnecessary unfortunately!
What on earth would we do without you.
That’s brilliant to hear. That’s my goal, empowering sewers to do their own repairs, to understand their machines and stop being ripped off by cowboy mechanics who fail to service our machines. This reduces landfill and gives machines longer life x well done Sue! You’re a superstar!
Hi,
I really enjoy your videos. I have a question and maybe you can help me. I am trying to fix my brother 925D but the needle hits the bottom left looper. What may I be doing wrong? Thank you
😞 it’s the machine’s fault, not yours. The brother machines are terrible I’m afraid. It’s timing may be out, can you call brother and ask for help
Hi Abi would you mind helping me fix my machine. Brother 1034d, it serging fine still and cutting ok as well. But I went to adjust my cutting width and the knob clicks loosely and it's not moving the width at all. It's stuck in the last position I put it on. I want to finish my top then attempt to take the cover off. But not really sure what I am looking for to fix the width which does nothing at this point. Knob itself is tight. Please help?
my upper looper and bottom looper are hitting each other instead of moving past each other any ideas of what this might be or how to fix it?
I know this is an older video, but my machine is new out of the box and the way they had it threaded did not work. I watched a how to video on threading and it is doing the same thing. When I start to use it, it doesn’t work properly and makes a grinding noise. Do you have any tips for how to fix this. I am fairly confident that I followed everything exactly how it was shown and it’s just not working. I would really appreciate any advice.
OMG ! This is my issue the 1st thing. I had rethreaded due to fabric getting all knotted up and I mow realize that the thread it not chaining but the needle is slightly off.
Just bought this today. The presser foot lift handle on the right is a little loose, is it supposed to be?
I have a Baby Lock Serger Model BL3-406D. The feed dogs don't move. What can I do to have them functioning the way they should. thank you for any assistance. Maria
I hope you’ve managed to get it repaired,
PLEASE help me!!!! i have a singer 14sh754 and it stitces fine for about 2 minutes and then i dont get any stitches??? I have tried every thing that you have shown but i wondered if there is any advice you can give me.
Hi Abi! I need some help. I have an older Toyota 6600 and just put in new blades but it’s still not cutting. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hi Aby, I have a Serger Machine 1043D for around 10 years ago. I haven't use it for some time and she was working ok and today I plug her to use it and she won't turn on not even the light. It seems is the cord, it looks ok to me but I think it is not having contact. What do you think.
You could try the fuse in the plug?
Abi I'm so frustrated. My serger went wonky a couple weeks ago and I've spent so much time learning, downloading service manuals, adjusting the timing, lining everything up to within .5mm of where it should be and my serger now creates a chain, but the moment I insert fabric under the foot it stops chaining, then if I take the fabric out it will chain again. I thought it had to be an issue with needle bar height, feed dog height, or presser foot tension but I've checked all of those and they all are where they should be. I'm in tears and quickly running out of ideas. I just want to sew again, I have so many fun ideas for summer and it's all been put on hold - I have limited time to sew during the day and all of my sewing time has been dedicated to fixing this damn machine. If you have any ideas at all, I'd be so appreciative. Thanks for listening anyway
Hey Crista, how did you get on, I didn't see the comment. I'm so sorry you've had a tough time with this machine
Avi, I have a 1034D which has barely been used. The green (upperlooper) tension disc seems to not engage at all. The thread stays loose, and the tension release button seems jiggley. I have checked as well as I can to be sure no thread(s) are caught in there. Any ideas at all? I live very far from any repair people.
Hi Abi
I haven't used my sewing machine for a long time and when I tried to start sewing the machine won't even move not even the wheel. What can I do please? Do you think it needs oiling? Thanks you so much for your help. Carmen
Oh no! I think a little oil will definitely help but these machines use such poor quality metal inside, they rust easily and jam up quickly. Id stay clear away from Brother in the future
Hi, I have a Elna pro 905 dcx
It does 5 thread, 4 thread 3 thread wide, 3 thread, overcast, cover stitch 2 different rolled hems, and straight stitch. The five thread straight stitches does form properly. And when I do a rolled hem or overlock with 3 thread or 4 thread my stitches doesnt cover my material. I tried adjusting my cutting width. Could you pls advice. Thank you
@@AbisDen thank you for your prompt reply, I reduced I also tried increasing. But still doing the same. I was thinking maybe it has to do with those 2 teeth under needle plate...don't know what you call it.
I have just watched your video on cleaning and oiling the machine. Maybe I must do that tomorrow.
Hi, thank you very much for this video, I have a problem.. my overlocker Handwheel stuck and not turn at all, any suggestions?
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@@AbisDen wow !! Thank you very much i put the oil as you said in the video and it works perfectly now 😍😍😍❤️❤️
Thanks Abi. One question if I may? Why does my serger end up with six threads rather than four after I have serged?
That will be because the machine is threaded through the loopers incorrectly, the order of looping in that case is wrong and the looper thread is getting caught too early at one point. I’m so sorry but try again x
Hi, I love this video but I do have a problem in my serger. The lower looper thread keep breaking and I don't know what's causing it. Please help
Oh no! Often, something is catching the thread. On these machines, the tension discs can catch thread in it’s grooves, or the so when the machine is running, it gets snapped. Try to locate the point where this might be happening by following the thread along its feed. Is it always the same thread?