Hoop Bracket - Singer Futura XL-550 Instruction Manual

EMBROIDERY PATTERN IS MIS-ALIGNED
MACHINE SIDE
Embroidering is
continuing when
thread is tangled.
If the thread remains
tangled, the fabric
may pucker and
ruin the finished
embroidery. Stop
embroidering, remove
the hoop and untangle
the thread.
Upper thread tension
is too tight.
This can cause fabric
to pucker and result
in uneven feeding,
reduce the thread
tension.
Refer to page 22 - 23.
Needle tip is broken
or needle is too thick.
Select a correct
needle.
Refer to page 20 - 21.
Thread is tangled
somewhere along the
thread path.
If the thread is tangled
on the spool pin or
somewhere along the
thread path, this will cause
the thread to hang up and
not advance through the
machine. This will increase
the upper thread tension
and cause the fabric to
pucker. Check the thread.
Refer to page 16 - 19.
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HOOP SIDE
No stabilizer attached
when using light or
stretch fabric.
Attach stabilizer to
the fabric.
Refer to page 72 -
75.
Fabric is not tight
enough in the hoop.
Tighten the fabric in
the frames so that
when the fabric is
tapped with a finger,
it makes a sound like
a drum.
Refer to page 70 -
71.
Embroidery hoop
is not correctly
attached.
Attach the hoop
securely to the hoop
bracket with the hoop
mounting screws.
Refer to page 76 -
77.
Hoop is obstructed
against free motion.
C h e c k a r o u n d t h e
h o o p a n d r e m o v e
things which cause
obstruction.