# Female wanted sewing machine HELP
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [August 8, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810 "2015-08-08T20:14:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/1 "2015-08-08T20:14:55Z")
So I spent a bunch of money to buy a sewing machine a few years ago for some car upholstery and only used it a few times. I’m trying to make a seat cover for my motorcycle and I’ve spent hours watching you tube videos/trying everything and I still can’t get it to work. I’m literally ready to smash it off the ground lol
Does anyone have a girl friend, wife, mother or grandma that can help me to get this thing working? I’m not sure if I broke it or I went full potato and can’t figure it out. I will pay them $20 if it takes a few minutes to show me or more if it’s a bigger issue. It’s a singer curvy with like 50? Different computerized stiches. I can drop it off wherever and they can look at it when convenient. Thanks
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### Author:  [@stuiephoto](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stuiephoto)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/2 "2015-08-09T00:13:06Z")
I couldnt get mine to work either. Dont feel bad.
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### Author:  [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/3 "2015-08-09T00:24:09Z")
lol. Mine worked fine till I pulled it out 2 years later. I’m about ready to pay someone to make the cover and throw it in the garbage.
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### Author:  [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2015, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/4 "2015-08-09T06:57:16Z")
Take it to someplace to have repaired. JoAnn fabrics or Aurora Sewing both can service it.
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### Author:  [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2015, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/5 "2015-08-09T11:18:59Z")
I’ll call Joann fabrics tomorrow and see if they’ll fix it, I need to get heavy duty thread for leather anyways. I think the bottom spools timing needs to be adjusted, but I can’t find a how to.
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### Author:  [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/6 "2015-08-09T16:45:19Z")
This sounds like a personal ad
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/7 "2015-08-10T05:21:48Z")
What’re you trying to sew? To sew materials for seat covers you’re going to need an industrial sewing machine, not a cheap shitter.
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### Author:  [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/8 "2015-08-10T05:48:42Z")
> [@newman](#):
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> What’re you trying to sew? To sew materials for seat covers you’re going to need an industrial sewing machine, not a cheap shitter.
Waterproof vinyl material, it works fine and has plenty of power for that, also I have the correct needles. It’s not picking up the bottom thread to complete the stich.
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/9 "2015-08-10T05:54:41Z")
> [@donkeyballs69](#):
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> Waterproof vinyl material, it works fine and has plenty of power for that, also I have the correct needles. It’s not picking up the bottom thread to complete the stich.
That’s exactly what I broke both of my mother’s two sewing machines with. 🙂
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### Author:  [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/10 "2015-08-10T06:29:29Z")
> [@newman](#):
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> That’s exactly what I broke both of my mother’s two sewing machines with. 🙂
I bought it at joann’s and told them to give me what I need for a thicker material than I’m using now. I spent a few hundred and would’ve spent more, but she said it would work with no problem. She probably had a good 60 years of sewing experience lol. Everything is automatic, and you’re supposed to put the bottom bobbin in and it should scoop up the thread and loop it with the top. I guess if the timing is off it will miss and not pull the thread up. I’m taking it to joann’s so they can look at it. FYI The last sewing machine I used you had to pump it with your foot to make it move. My grandma didn’t believe in electric sewing machines, but this was over 25 years ago.
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### Author:  [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/11 "2015-08-10T06:43:41Z")
Why does it have to be a woman?
We as a society need to break down these gender roles!!!
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### Author:  [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/12 "2015-08-10T06:47:31Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#):
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> Why does it have to be a woman?
>
> We as a society need to break down these gender roles!!!
I was being nice, didn’t want to come out and say I need a Mexican.
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### Author:  [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/13 "2015-08-10T07:04:31Z")
That’s more like it
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### Author:  [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/14 "2015-08-10T07:32:17Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#):
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> Why does it have to be a woman?
>
> We as a society need to break down these gender roles!!!
> **[Target to remove gender-based labeling](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/09/target-remove-gender-based-labeling/31375863/)**
>
> Kids visiting Target will no longer have to consider their gender while shopping.
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### Author:  [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2015, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/15 "2015-08-10T08:00:04Z")
> [@BOBBYGRV](#):
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> [Target to remove gender-based labeling](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/09/target-remove-gender-based-labeling/31375863/)
I was really hoping SOMEONE would get my reference…
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### Author:  [@copperlegend](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/copperlegend)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/16 "2015-08-11T18:28:49Z")
You probably just threaded the bobbin wrong. Didn’t it come with a manual? Oh wait, dudes don’t read those.
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### Author:  [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/17 "2015-08-11T18:59:44Z")
> [@copperlegend](#):
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> You probably just threaded the bobbin wrong. Didn’t it come with a manual? Oh wait, dudes don’t read those.
I have a manual and have watched every YouTube video I could find. It’s gonna end up being one stupid thing that I missed.
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### Author:  [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/18 "2015-08-12T05:57:45Z")
My tenant, is a seamstress and he is a dude. He also fixes machines for side income. Not sure what he would charge. But I’m sure he could help. If you want pm me and I’ll send you his contact info
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### Author:  [@donkeyballs69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/donkeyballs69)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2015, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/19 "2015-08-12T06:15:36Z")
> [@BadnewsMike](#):
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> My tenant, is a seamstress and he is a dude. He also fixes machines for side income. Not sure what he would charge. But I’m sure he could help. If you want pm me and I’ll send you his contact info
Sounds good, just gonna try one last time, but if it’s a no go I’ll contact him. I really didn’t want to take it to joann’s. Thanks
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2015, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/female-wanted-sewing-machine-help/272810/20 "2015-08-12T10:44:08Z")
> [@BadnewsMike](#):
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> My tenant, is a seamstress and he is a dude.
Would that make him a seamster?