Things You'll Need:
- Scrap muslin or cotton
- Compressed air can
- Small brush
- Clear sewing machine oil
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Step 1
Clean all lint and dust from your machine so that you have a clear starting point. Take a scrap piece of fabric and wipe down the tension disks, lifting the presser foot to release the tension while you work. Blow compressed air into the disk area.
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Step 2
Remove the needle, foot, throat plate, bobbin case and hook race, if your machine has a removable hook. Take a brush to the exposed feed dogs and bobbin area, clearing away all lint that may be gumming up your sewing machine. Blow compressed air into the bobbin area.
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Step 3
Place a drop of oil onto your scrap fabric and clean the hook race with it.
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Step 4
Add another drop of oil directly to the hook race, then place it back into the machine.
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Step 5
Reassemble the bobbin area, throat plate and foot. Place a threaded bobbin into the bobbin case and thread the sewing machine.
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Step 6
Run a piece of scrap fabric through the machine. Flip the fabric over to see if any oil has gotten into the bobbin case and leaked onto the thread or fabric. If so, continue sewing onto the scrap fabric until the oil residue disappears.
