Last week Kerrie donated her mother's old sewing machine to us. It is a really good Bernina. But as it had not been used in some years I decided to give it a clean before I tried it.
Following the instruction booklet I set to and found...
Again, following the instructions I proceeded to take all the bottom section apart and got my trusty computer vacuum cleaner attachments out and really went to.
An hour later I put it back together again and plugged it all in.
Straight stitch was lovely then I changed to zig zag which seemed OK until I heard terrible noises and the electric section started smoking.
I did not get a picture of the smoke billowing forth because I was in too much of a hurry to unplug it all and open the window so I did not have smoke alarm hassles.
I think it will be a really good machine but I think I'll leave the electrics to a machine man.
More news to come on our new Bernina.
So on your next free day clean your machine and change the needle.
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