Janome 108 - Bobbin Thread Breaks; Needle Breaks; Skipped Stitches

Condition
Cause Reference
Seam Puckering
1.
The needle thread tension is too tight.
See Page 18
2.
The machine is not threaded correctly. See Page 16
3.
The needle is too heavy for the cloth being sewn.
See Page 12
4.
The stitches are too coarse for the fabric being sewn.
Make
the stitches
denser.
* When sewing extremely light weight materials, place a sheet of paper underneath the fabric.
Stitches form loops
1.
The needle thread tension is too loose.
See Page 18
below
the work.
2.
The needle is either too heavy or too fine for the thread.
See Page 12
Th~ cloth is not
1.
The feed dog is packed with lint.
See Page 34
feeding smoothly.
2.
The stitches are
too fine.
Make
the stitches
coarser.
4. The feed dog is not raised after "Drop feed" has been used.
See"Page 9
The machine does
not
1.
The machine is not plugged in.
SeePage 6
work.
2.
A thread is caught in the hook race.
See Page 33
3.
Stop motion knob is disengaged for the bobbin winding.
See Page 14
The buttonhole
1.
The stitch length is not suitable for the fabric being sewn.
See Page 19
stitches are
not
2.
The work is being pulled or held back.
Do not force the
balanced.
fabric for guiding.
37
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