Your Machine Needs Cooling Down

by Serena Smith

When you are machine embroidering long lengths of time, your machine motor gets hot from being on constantly. To help with this, place a fan behind your machine so it is blowing directly on the machine. Set the fan to blow on the slowest speed possible. This will cool your machine down and allow you to sew at longer lengths at a time. Be careful that the fan does not blow your threads or fabric into the needle where the machine is stitching.

I have set a blowing fan by my machine many times and it truly helps! When stitching machine embroidery designs one after another, your machine is running constantly and needs a break at times. If you turn your machine off and back on every few hours so it can reset itself this is also beneficial. One summer my machine was on and stitching for 15 hours a day for three weeks and the fan was a lifesaver! I do not recommend that you should run your machine this hard, but I had three quilts to embroider and a deadline which needed to be met. :)

 

 

Serena Smith is an avid embroidery and quilting enthusiast living in Kansas. Creating new projects and sharing them with others through local classes and online lessons is one of her greatest joys. Visit her website, Embroidery Treasures, for fun projects, helpful tips, inspiration, notions, fabrics and embroidery supplies!

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