Overlocker Troubleshooting & Fault Finding

Fabric Jams as soon as I start to overlock. Check for tangled threads - Clean out. Is the fabric too think for the machine to cut - Stitch over with sewing machine to compress layers before overlocking.

Irregular cutting of the fabric. Check alignment of knives - reset knife to same height as needle plate. Replace one or both knives - One or both knives may be blunt.

Irregular stitches Balance thread tension - check with instruction book. Check threading - rethread machine. Check for tangled or caught thread - Clean out. Use the correct type of needle for the type of material you are stitching.

My Sewing Machine Skips and Misses Stitches. Insert a new needle - it may be bent or blunt and Insert needle correctly. Wrong needle size - Change needle to correct size for fabric thickness. Check threading - Rethread with care. Using different sizes...

Fixing an overlocker, which is not feeding the material properly. Sewing foot pressure is too light - Adjust pressure on foot, using the large thumb screw on top of the overlocker head, directly above the presser foot. It needs more pressure on...

Needle breaks, bends or snaps. Needle is bent - Change needle to correct size for fabric thickness. Don't pull fabric while sewing - let the machine feed the fabric. Needle not correctly inserted - replace needle and tighten clamp screw. Use larger needle...

1 Check that the light comes on, if not check the fuse in the plug. 2 Make sure the power cable is correctly plugged into the machine. 3 If the machine is plugged into an extension, check the extension or plug the  machine directly into a wall socket...

No light and no power Push the foot control connection firmly into the machine socket and check wall plug fuse. Ceck the machine is switched on. Some machines don't work if the bulb has blown! Make use the looper threading lid is closed fully - Many ...

Thread snaps for no aparent reason. Machine incorrectly threaded - thread machine correctly. Thread tension too tight - adjust to a lower setting. Check for tangled threads - Clean out. Insert a new needle - Needle could be bent. Only use good quality...

Each thread on an overlocker has its own tension dial. These dials increase or decrease the amount of pressure on the thread. We are looking to find the perfect balance for these thread tensions and balance, between the needle threads and looper thread...