

I had no idea the White Sewing Center is but a two hour drive from my humble abode so I will be revisiting my former life as a commuting student and driving back and forth for the three glorious 8 hour days with fellow obsessives. I’m signed up for Ray White’s super legendary awesomeness SEWING MACHINE REPAIR CLASS next month. On the plus side, I might be able to fix it. There’s a gap in the teeth, and when the teeth of the other gear get misaligned because of it, that’s when there feels like there’s a catch in the machine. It took me a few minutes to realize that the vertical gear in the Bernina was cracked completely through. It’s a slight catch, like when thread is beginning to jam or there’s some issue with a bobbin. I have no idea how it broke since I’ve hardly used this machine, but I noticed it today turning over the balance wheel by hand. *sob* My 740 has a cracked vertical gear.
