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How to Fix Take-up Lever Thread Jam on a Baby Lock Joy

Introduction

If your Baby Lock Joy sewing machine isn't producing even stitches or is bunching up the fabric, use this guide to remove a take-up lever thread jam.

The Baby Lock Joy sewing machine creates stitches by moving the thread through the take-up lever. A thread jam in the take-up lever will cause uneven stitching and bunching of the fabric.

What you need

  1. How to Fix Take-up Lever Thread Jam on a Baby Lock Joy, How to Fix Take-up Lever Thread Jam on a Baby Lock Joy: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Turn off the sewing machine.

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  2. How to Fix Take-up Lever Thread Jam on a Baby Lock Joy: step 2, image 1 of 2 How to Fix Take-up Lever Thread Jam on a Baby Lock Joy: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the screw located behind the sewing machine.

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  3. How to Fix Take-up Lever Thread Jam on a Baby Lock Joy: step 3, image 1 of 2 How to Fix Take-up Lever Thread Jam on a Baby Lock Joy: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the face plate of the sewing machine.

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  5. How to Fix Take-up Lever Thread Jam on a Baby Lock Joy: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Grab the tail of the sewing thread with tweezers.

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  6. How to Fix Take-up Lever Thread Jam on a Baby Lock Joy: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Turn the hand wheel in the opposite direction of the thread so the thread can become untangled.

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  7. How to Fix Take-up Lever Thread Jam on a Baby Lock Joy: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Continue to pull the thread away from the take-up lever until the entire thread comes out.

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  8. How to Fix Take-up Lever Thread Jam on a Baby Lock Joy: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Set the take-up lever in its highest position.

    Edit
Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow steps two and three in reverse order.

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