This week i am spending 3 days repairing and servicing sewing machines for a college in Deptford, south London. I cover all parts of London but this week i’m in Greenwich at a college with about 43 sewing machines. Regular servicing of machines for schools and colleges means they are kept in tip top condition! […]
Sewing machine repair house calls in Norwich and Norfolk of a Singer 99k, Silver 20hd, Janome, Toyota today! I started the day in Norwich looking at a Toyota Quilt master. The machine needed a service and repair as the threads were bunching up underneath and not creating a good stitch. I gave it a full […]
Today i travelled to Norfolk to service and repair a Bernina 930 sewing machine. The problem with the sewing machine was that a cloud of smoke came out of the back whilst the owner was using it! Needles to say this is quite a scary moment and the thoughts turn to a motor that has […]
Upholstery machine service in Suffolk Recently i made a house call regarding Upholstery machine service in Suffolk. This was a bi-annual call out as i had been to this Suffolk upholsterers 6 months ago. The machine gets a lot of use, as the amount of fluff shows! The tension unit was stripped down as well as […]
Janome memory craft 6500 repair in Norfolk Another house call and this time for an interesting case, a Janome memory craft 6500 repair in Norfolk. The issue was that the machine was switching on but then nothing would work. The display was active but nothing would happen when the foot pedal was depressed or even with […]
Singer 221 Another recent house call for a Singer 221 sewing machine service in Norwich. I get an awful lot of call outs in Norfolk and Norwich which is great!! This particular job was just a routing service of a beautiful Singer 221 sewing machine. The machine was is in a lovely condition and housed […]
I recently had a Bernina Virtuosa 155 sewing machine in the workshop for a service. These are great and very reliable machines. It was in for just a general service. It had all the usual things checked like timing, needlebar height, feed dog sync , check spring timing etc. And all finished off with a […]
Just a quick heads up that i will be at The Festival of Fabric this Saturday the 3rd of March at the Orwell Hotel in Felixstowe. All details of this fabulous event can be found on www.festivaloffabric.co.uk I will have a stand with a few old machines and will be very happy to chat and […]
A common job that i get asked to do is a Bernina 707 cam gear replacement repair. The plastic gear inside gets old and develops a crack. The tell tale sign is that the machine gets jammed or it will run for a few stitches and then stop. The crack in the gear makes the teeth […]
As well as repairs for domestic and industrial machines, here at The Sewing Machine Doctor i also offer Sewing machine repair for schools and colleges. I can cover Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and basically most of the south East of England including London. A service and repair is more than just a dust down! The […]
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