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When was the last time you cleaned your sewing machine?

If your answer is something along the lines of…

Ummmm.

You’re probably not alone.

I can be happily sewing along and not think one bit about cleaning my machine — until I change the bobbin and discover enough lint hiding down there to practically make another piece of batting.

That’s why I like having a simple way to keep track of sewing machine maintenance.

This free Sewing Machine Maintenance Tracker gives you one place to keep track of when you cleaned your machine, oiled it, changed the needle and ...

Remember this? I needed to remove the entire hook assembly, and work at the rust. I have to say, I wasn’t sure how this would turn out in the end. There was more rust between the layers than I anticipated. It required several rounds of soaking in kerosene, some scrubbing, then some buffing. I needed to get it to the point that everything could move smoothly and thread wouldn’t get caught on rust or burrs when stitching.

This is a quick video of the first “movement” test. Keep in mind, at this point, the machine has not been ...