How to Clean Your Sewing Machine

Purchasing a sewing machine can be a wonderful investment. As with all tools it is wise to learn about sewing machine cleaning. Whether you sew daily or once a month we have valuable suggestions on where and how to remove the lint and threads that can be hiding near the bobbin area of your machine.

Join Ashley Hough, our knowledgeable quilter as she provides the basics you need on how to clean sewing machine parts. This includes how to clean bobbin case areas. The anatomy of a sewing machine can vary from brand to brand but the concept remains the same. Dust and lint build-up around the tension disks, feed dogs, and the bobbin case can create issues with balanced tension and proper stitch creation. All things, we as quilters and crafters would rather avoid. There are times when qualified technicians need to do sewing machine cleaning, but in between those deep cleanings, we can do much to keep them working smoothly.