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My sewing machine has started making a strange noise — should I stop using it?

Anitha Gopal asks

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My machine is only about a year old and yesterday it suddenly started making a clicking sound while stitching. It still runs, but the sound wasn't there before and I don't want to damage something by continuing to use it.

ONSA's Answer

A new sound that wasn't there before is always worth listening to — machines don't usually start clicking for no reason. Before you sew anything else on it, check the needle, presser foot and around the bobbin area for anything that's come slightly loose or got caught, since that's the most common cause of a sudden noise like this. If it's still there afterwards, especially alongside any vibration or a change in your stitch quality, it's safer to get it serviced than to keep running it and hope it settles. A small check now is a lot less trouble than whatever it turns into if you keep using it.

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