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Posted by Gina Miller on August 8, 2006, 4:45 pm
BEI Design wrote:
> Gina Miller wrote:
> > Hello, I'm in a jam and I'm sure I must just be missing
> > something since I've never used an embroidery machine
> > before. I just got a new Singer XL 6000 and I've used the
> > sewing machine part just fine, but now I want to try to
> > embroider, I've got the base on fine and I see the
> > embroidery jazz on the computer screen, but when I try to
> > fill an empty bobbin (special) with thread via the lower
> > continuous winding mechanism, the machine keeps telling
> > me there is no thread on the spool. But it's brand new 90
> > bobbin thread, I don't know what to do, I can't do
> > anything until I figure this out, please help! Thank you
> > ahead of time...
>
> If I'm not understanding your problem, sorry! It sounds to me
> like you are attempting to use the "endless bobbin winder"
> feature with the "regular" bobbin? Can't be done. You have to
> use the special bobbin with the tiny gear underneath. And be
> sure there is *no thread* caught in the center/axel of the
> bobbin. AND follow the threading instructions *exactly*, using
> the gray plastic guide, to lead the endless bobbin *thread* into
> the proper thread path. It takes (or at least for me it took)
> several attempts to get the bobbin thread properly inserted in
> all the little guides, but once you do it right, the re-winding
> of the "endless bobbin" is a terrific feature. You might want to
> wander over to alt.sewing.mach-embroider, that group has many
> very experienced machine embroidery participants. Or, e-mail me
> at beidesign [at] comcast dot net to take this off group.
>
> HTH,
>
> Beverly, who loves the XL5000, but struggled at first getting the
> endless bobbin to wind properly.
Thanks for your reply. No, I was trying to use the endless bobin with
my embroidery and I did figure out what went wrong. There is a small
metal area in the spare bobbin thread area and I had read the manual
and watched the movie but it wasn't clear enough for me to see that not
only was my thread supposed to go behind it and up but that it also
needed to go in between two metal parts! I figiured it out only by
trying to do it wrong! Silly isn't it! I seem to be okay now although I
tend to still have tension issues and the automatic threaders also
don't seem to always thread completely wen I am switching colors during
embroidery, but last night I did complete a two color flower, which I
was pretty excited about! Thank you so much HTH!
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