False Alarm

Phew!  My machine isn't broken.  Burns me that I lugged all 40+ pounds of it to the shop to get fixed when all I did was turn around and lug it back home but it's all good.

As soon as I walked in with my machine and embroidery attachment, the man knew what the problem was.  I explained that my attachment was bouncing its way out of my machine which in turn, loses the computer connection and stops what it is doing.  I also have to jam the attachment to get it to connect to my sewing machine which I know isn't good.

His first question to me was "what kind of table are you using?"  I told him just a folding table.  He told me that's where my problem is.  My table is bowing ever so slightly with the weight of my machine which isn't making the connection between the 2 pieces very secure.  He took my machine and embroidery attachment and it just glided and clicked into place ever so gently on a sturdy surface.  He also told me I wasn't the first person who has come in with that same issue and the shop themselves had problems like that.  They've recently got rid of the folding sewing tables that they had in the shop and went to more sturdier tables.

So, crisis averted... thankfully.  I knew I should have called before I went there with my machine but I was headed out to my ceramics class anyway so it was on the way.  Now I can get back to what I was working on yesterday... just have to work at the dining room table for now.

My husband is going to put some plywood on the top of my sewing table so that the surface is more level.  The man at the shop said that should do the trick until I can upgrade myself to a better table.

Enjoy your day!
Jen