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From: yotravel
Date: 04-09-2006, 10:17 PM (1 of 5)
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My wife and I are total beginners. I purchased a Brother CS-80, and when we try to wind a bobbin, the thread keeps "escaping the bobbin" and wrapping itself around the bobbin winder shaft above or below the bobbin. We followed the instructions to the letter. Has anybody experienced this problem, and if so, any solutions? Thanks! |
User: yotravel
Member since: 04-09-2006 Total posts: 2 |
From: westozmum
Date: 04-10-2006, 12:43 AM (2 of 5)
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HI Welcome to the wonderful world of sewing!! Dont know whether yo have tried this.........try threading the cotton through one of the little holes of the bobbin,place it on the bobbin winding shaft so that you can hold the thread from the top....wind the the thread onto the bobbin a little bit so that you can see that the thread is winding properly. Cut the tail you have been holding and continue winding your bobbin. On the other end of the scale..is the bobbin over winding when it is full? Most machines will stop winding when the bobbin is full....you might need to adjust the little"arm" that acts as a gauge when the bobbin is full Hope this helps Good luck westozmum 
Westozmum aka Laura from the Land Down Under
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User: westozmum
Member since: 02-16-2006 Total posts: 41 
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From: MissTaraTara
Date: 04-10-2006, 12:47 AM (3 of 5)
| I looked in the manual for the Brother CS-80. Are you holding the thread a for a few seconds once the bobbin starts winding? If you have not figured it out yet, you can try to wind a bobbin the old way. When you get to step 9 of your bobbin winding instructions, instead of wrapping the thread around the bobbin 5 or 6 times, feed the end of your thread through the hole in the bobbin from the center out. (like lacing a tennis shoe, you want the thread to come out through the top hole of your bobbin) Pull up about 4 inches of thread and hold it taut as you press your start button. Let it wind a little bit; the thread will twist and get shorter between your fingers but hang onto it for a few seconds. Stop, clip the thread very close to the top of your bobbin and then start winding again until the bobbin slows on it's own. |
User: MissTaraTara
Member since: 01-24-2006 Total posts: 227 |
From: MissTaraTara
Date: 04-10-2006, 12:49 AM (4 of 5)
| Oops, Westozmum already had the same thoughts |
User: MissTaraTara
Member since: 01-24-2006 Total posts: 227 |
From: yotravel
Date: 04-10-2006, 11:49 AM (5 of 5)
| Thanks! We'll give these solutions a try. |
User: yotravel
Member since: 04-09-2006 Total posts: 2 |
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