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Brother CS6000I-Sewing Machine
Are you looking to purchase a sewing machine? An online store that I researched is having a sale on sewing machines. Brother CS6000I Sew Advance Sew Affordable 60- stitch Computerized Free-Arm Sewing machine is for you. 4 ½ stars Has been in the top 100 for 659 days.
I have used my sewing machine a lot through the years. From making clothes-pant suits, aprons, table cloths, a quilt binding and repair of garments. This machine is a nice purchase for the holiday season.
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Brother CS6000I machine is an incredible Value-for-money on the market today. It is very, very easy to use with a manual that is exceptionally helpful. It comes with every foot and accessory you could ever possibly need. It has convenience of fully computerized sewing, automatic needle threading, push button sewing and lots of fun stitches, don't hesitate. Highly recommend this machine. This is the machine that some of the larger sewing and quilting exposure using in their workshops now because they are so light weight, easy to learn, and reliable.
Good bargain – nice machine. From 239 to 240 people found this review helpful.
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Wanted a mid-range sewing machine with some flexibility, and this the machine. It sews quickly and flawlessly and super easy to learn. A good basic machine that would be great for a beginner or immediate sewer. This person made several purses. They stitched up very well. Good selection of presser feet with this machine. Easy to thread and no problem winding the bobbin.
From 390 of 396 people found this review helpful.
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Very happy with her purchase.
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Have had some problems- but managed to figured it out. Good machine to use for making a quilt. Missing a ¼ inch foot that was shown in the manual. Went back to the Brother. Instruction manual is very helpful.
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But problems, tension on the thread was messed up.
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Then the thread was bunching up on the bottom side of project. Thought it was tension. But found out after changing the thread, that the Quality of the thread was the problem? "This machine does not like cheap thread."
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Have enjoyed sewing for years. A roommate told me of sewing clothes, linens, & gifts for Christmas.
Sewing machine jammed?!?
I have a little sewing machine, well my daughters.But every time either one of us tries sewing it jams after about 4 stitches! It was working fine before and it is threaded correctly. We never usually have these problems and we've only had it since Christmas. It also misses out stitches and at the back of the stitches, it is all tangled.
What is happening?!
Dollars to donut holes, you've got a bad needle, a misthreaded machine, a dirty
machine, or you're not starting your seams correctly.
With the skipping stitches, I'm going to guess damaged or backwards needle to begin with.
I did a series of photos of what happens with some common misthreadings of a
sewing machine. They're in pairs; the first pair is from a correctly threaded
machine, the rest are from the same machine that I deliberately misthreaded.
See if you find a match here -- red thread is in the bobbin, blue thread on
top: http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/22521551
As far as cures:
The 10 minute fix for most of what ails most sewing machines:
-- Dig out the manual. Take all the thread out of/off of the
machine. Pull the needleplate and the bobbin case if it's
removeable. Clean and oil per the manual's recommendation. Use a
brush and vacuum, not compressed air (which blows lint in
farther), and real sewing machine oil, not 3-in-1 type oil (it
hardens and freezes the machine) nor WD-40 type stuff (it's a
solvent, not a lubricant).
-- Put in a new needle of the correct point style for the fabric
you're sewing (ballpoint for knits, sharps for wovens) and the
right size for the thickness of fabric (10/70 for shirting weight
fabrics, 12/80 for heavy shirtings or light pantsweight. 14/90
for medium to heavy pantsweight, 16/100 for very heavy fabrics.
Make sure the needle is in right way around -- a needle in
backwards will skip stitches or not stitch at all.
-- Take a good look at the bobbin. If it's lumpy or you spot
loops, strip off the thread and rewind. Bobbins should be
smoothly and evenly wound. Wind at a slow, steady speed -- it
helps with tension issues if the thread isn't stretching as it's
being wound.
-- Rethread, with manual in hand. Make sure the presser foot is
UP when you thread the top -- it opens the top tension so that
the thread actually gets in between the tension disk (loops on
the bottom, not enough tension on top).
-- Fetch up the bobbin thread. You need about a 4" tail of thread
top and bottom. Run both threads under the presser foot and
behind it.
-- If you've been playing with the top tension, set it to 4. If
you've been playing with the bobbin tension, let me know and
we'll try to rebalance it, but you're likely to have to take it
into the shop.
Now, each and every time you start to sew a seam, this is how you
do it:
1) Place the fabric under the needle, and use the handwheel to
lower the needle into the fabric (be sure to turn it the right
way... seee the manual).
2) Drop the presser foot.
3) Hold the thread tails behind the presser foot with your left
hand.
4) Take a couple of stitches
5) Drop the thread tails and sew normally.
If this doesn't fix your problems, you may have some thread
caught farther in the machine than you can spot... doesn't take
much for some machines to start pitching a fit. Or you may have
accidentally knocked the machine out of time with one of the
jams. Bad timing is actually a fairly rare event, often preceded
by broken needles and loud noises, but a good solid jam is
another way to throw off the timing. You can check here to see if
you think timing is the problem:
paste that back together) but that's generally something that a
repair shop needs to adjust.
Really good habit to cultivate: whenever you sit down at the
machine for the first time that day, take two minutes and give it
a basic cleaning. You'll save $$$ on repair bills and extend the
life of the machine.
How To Wind a Bobbin