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From: hobbesj19ca
Date: 07-20-2005, 06:57 PM (1 of 6)
| I am trying to thread my bobbin and it says that the needle should catch the bobbin thread and pull it out. It won't do it no matter what I try! Please help! |
User: hobbesj19ca
Member since: 07-20-2005 Total posts: 1 |
From: Chrysantha
Date: 07-20-2005, 09:24 PM (2 of 6)
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Do you leave a tail sticking out of the throat plate and do you HOLD it while turning the hand wheel ??? Do you have the bobbin threaded correctly ??? (before doing the above ???)
Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
Member since: 09-06-2002 Total posts: 2414 
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From: mamahoogie
Date: 07-20-2005, 10:23 PM (3 of 6)
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Thread your needle and hold on to the end of the thread. Slowly turn the hand wheel so the needle downs and then back up - all the while you are holding the needle thread. This will bring up the bobbin thread. Make sure you are putting your bobbin in the right way. Hope this helps Violet I've decided to live forever - so far, so good.
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User: mamahoogie
Member since: 12-25-2002 Total posts: 461 |
From: June Harlow
Date: 07-21-2005, 02:17 PM (4 of 6)
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It's possible that you're machine's timing is off. When my Kenmore went bad it would never pick up the thread until it was repaired. This link shows pictures so you can tell when the hook and needle relationship are timed correctly. Checking Machine Timing (http://www.sewusa.com/Sewing_Machine_Repair/Sewing%20Machine%20Hook%20Timing.htm) June ~
"If only I could find that missing pattern piece!" June sews on a Pfaff 1209 and a Babylock 5180 serger |
User: June Harlow
Member since: 05-30-2005 Total posts: 100 
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From: auzzi
Date: 07-24-2005, 05:24 AM (5 of 6)
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Bobbins are peculiar little items. Each manufacturer has their own - some are interchangeable BUT some are not. Even within manufacturers, different models may use different bobbins. There are slight differences in the width, the height, and even the holes/slots/knotches etc that match the bobbin casing within the machine. Use the one that they recommend until you know exactly which are interchangeable. If the machines says to use plastic, do not be tempted to use metal - no, no! Cheap generics are not worth the effort and problems that they can cause. |
User: auzzi
Member since: 10-28-2003 Total posts: 56 |
From: sewmuchfun
Date: 07-27-2005, 06:34 PM (6 of 6)
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If it's a top loading bobbin they usually ( not all) go in with the thread going counterclockwise, so that when you put the thread thru the slot it's going back and up on the leftside.. clear as mud right LOL .. hope this helps
Marilyn
Sewforme Stashaway |
User: sewmuchfun
Member since: 07-22-2005 Total posts: 67 |
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