What do I check when a machine skips stitches?
Document Actions
Skipped stitches occur when the hook point cannot pick up the needle-thread loop, or the shuttle is not passed through it.
Possible causes:
- Bent needle
- Needle not inserted correctly
- Wrong adjustment: needle rise, hook, clearance, height
- Needle thread loop is not fully formed (needle thread too elastic or too taut; thread check spring stroke too long; needle plate bent; pressure on presser bar not high enough
- Needle is deflected by presser foot
- Needle bar is bent