Sewing Machine Maintenance
All levels | 28 min 10 sec
Introduction
00:41
Materials
00:54
Taking Care of Your Machine
14:10
12:25
Taught by Fancy Tiger
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Gunked-up machines can ruin any sewing experience. Learn how to properly maintain your machine with Jaime from Fancy Tiger Crafts. She demonstrates how to clean and oil a sewing machine, change the light bulb, and troubleshoot problems – she even demonstrates how to adjust tension if your stitches are too loose or too tight. Jaime works on a variety of sewing machine models in this class, and also provides tips on what to look for if you’re shopping for a new machine.
Here’s what you’ll need:
Sewing machine maintenance tool kit:
  • Sewing machine manual
  • Sewing machine screwdrivers
  • Sewing machine oil
  • Sewing machine brush
  • Emery board
  • Tweezers
  • Phillips head screwdriver (optional)
Downloads:
Learn how to:
  • Take apart and clean your sewing machine
  • Oil your sewing machine
  • File away nicks on the throat plate
  • Change the light bulb
  • Load bobbin and sewing needle
  • Adjust tension
  • Select a new machine
 
What you’ll get:
 
  • A 2 part master class on how to maintain your sewing machine
  • 3 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
  • Detailed supply list
  • Step-by-step instruction by the expert instructors of Fancy Tiger
  • The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students
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Sewing Machine Maintenance Reviews
807 users recommended this class to a friend
Kelli Chew
Instructor was amazing, but your camera guy needs to be fired. Camera isn’t even pointed at her hands when she shows you how to oil a bobbin on the first machine, so everything happens off screen. When the camera needs to be zoomed in on details, it’s swinging around wildly. Very annoying
4 days ago
 
Laura Bullock
Great information.
May 9
 
Nicole Keener
great information!
May 6