Reasons for needle breakage in sewing

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Why Needle
Breaks while
Sewing
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TwoBasicReasons
Sewing Operator Handling Errorin MachineAdjustment

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Handling of the
machine Operator..
Incorrect way of operating or
handling effects to increase the
Needle breakage highly than the
other factors.
Few examples have been taken
on this :

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1. Cause of Incorrect machine
operating when Bobbin winding.
Ensure to keep pres. Ft.
fully up position & take out
shuttle from shuttle hole
before drive machine for
wind the bobbin
When machine is driven in
extreme speed to wind
bobbin keeping pres. ft. little
up & keeping shuttle inside
shuttle hole, needle might
hit with pres. Ft. or shuttle
parts due to high rotation &
vibration
May cause to breaktheneedle

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2. Due to Wrong Handling in
Seams joining.
Both parts are handled
smoothly to match the
joint & drive machine
with care over the
seams’ joint
Pull bottom part to match
the joint while driving
machine to forward fast
May causeto breaktheneedle
May cause to breaktheneedle

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Garment is pulled & is
handled in straighter way
instead curve shape
3. Due to Wrong Handling on seam
Top-stitching
Garment is handled
smoothly & letting to
move forward in curvy
shape
May cause to breaktheneedle

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Excess tacking over a
Zipper with metal teeth
4. Due to careless tacking over heavy
seams
May causeto breaktheneedle
When the Needle hits
over metal teeth it might
break
May cause to breaktheneedle
When back tack over
heavy & seam ends…

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Ensure to run the Template
grew over the track with a
certain speed with proper
stopping & starting
When machine & template are operated
in wrong way, template grew might
jump away from the track & soon needle
get hit over plate
5. In case, wrong operating when
sewing with Templates
May cause to breaktheneedle

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Keep needles fully down &
gently pull the elastic
down & let to move
garment forward with
machine feeding
Elastic is pulled back too keeping
needles little down & drive the
machine forward
6. When carry-out elastic attach
operation
May causeto breaktheneedle

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Band is positioned &
touched smoothly & letting
to move to plate in it’s way
to make the hole
Band is pulled to left &
right while hole is sewn
7. Cause of wrong handling in Button
hole sewing
May cause to breaktheneedle

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Button is accurately placed
with pressure foot as needle
exactly aligned with the
hole of button
Button is wrongly placed
in between pressure foot
jaws as needle hits on
button
8. In case wrong Button placement
when button sewing
May cause to breaktheneedle

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Due to an
Error of
adjusting
machine
An Error of machine &
it’s parts adjusting or
attaching might effect
to take place a Needle
breakage
Closest incidents
have been taken to
discuss…

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Ensure to use the Accurate
needle plate as per needle
size, thread & type of fabric
as well.
When needle plate hole
is large or small than the
needle blade , needle
may stuck while stitching
with fabric
1. Cause of using wrong needle plate
May cause to breaktheneedle

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Ensure to set the Correct
timing of each machine
2. Due to incorrect timing
May cause to breaktheneedle
When timing is
incorrect, needle hits
with hook, looper or
looper guide & break
May cause to breaktheneedle

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Ensure to set pressure feet
& needle plates tightly in
proper way
3. In case of wrong setting of
pressure feet & plates
May causeto breaktheneedle
Wrong pres. Ft. or
needle plate setting
may cause to break
the needle May cause to needle breakthe

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Always make sure to check
the needle plates’ needle
hole & if it damages replace
the plate . Use good plates.
4. When use Damaged Needle plates
May cause to breaktheneedle
When use needle
hole damaged plates,
fabric enters through
broken needle hole
makes jam with
needle& thread and
break the needle
while stitching

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In using broken
bobbin case or
bobbin, gather thread
inside & stuck with
the needle. It may
occur needle
breakage
Ensure to use good bobbin
case, Bobbin. And when
there is a fault of stitch or
stitch formation check the
Bobbin case, bobbin &
replace in case of damages.
5. Cause of Using Damaged Bobbin
case & bobbin.
May cause to breaktheneedle

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If the needle screw is
not tighten well,
needle will hit with
plate, foot or inside
parts & tends to break
as it moves in loosen
position.
Do tight the needle screw
properly & check whether
the needle got tight well or
not.
6. Due to looseness of Needle
Screw.
May causeto breaktheneedle

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When the needle is
bent , as it does not
follow the correct
path, will hit over
other surface. It
causes to break the
Needle.
Ensure to deliver proper
guide lines for machine
operators to check the
needle every hour for
bending, blunting or
looseness & get corrected
informing to a mechanic
7. When The Needle is bent.
May cause to breaktheneedle

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What is the life
of a sewing
needle
1 Sec / 1 Month
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