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Posted by onry13 on April 14, 2006, 11:20 pm
Hi, I'm new here. My name is Heather, I'm 34 and my mom just bought me
a singer sewing machine. My problem is this. for some stupid reason I
cannot grab the bobbin thread. I've rethreaded the whole thing twice,
pulled the bobbin back out and checked for dust but the only thing that
happens is the needle thread will go under and get tangled. I just
don't get it. I did it once the other day but I had to change the color
of thread and now it won't work. UGH.
thanks
Heather
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Posted by Pogonip on April 14, 2006, 11:54 pm
onry13 wrote:
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> Hi, I'm new here. My name is Heather, I'm 34 and my mom just bought me
> a singer sewing machine. My problem is this. for some stupid reason I
> cannot grab the bobbin thread. I've rethreaded the whole thing twice,
> pulled the bobbin back out and checked for dust but the only thing that
> happens is the needle thread will go under and get tangled. I just
> don't get it. I did it once the other day but I had to change the color
> of thread and now it won't work. UGH.
> thanks
> Heather
>
Try rethreading the machine, carefully following the diagram in the
manual, and making sure the thread is firmly seated in the tension.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Kate Dicey on April 15, 2006, 5:07 am
onry13 wrote:
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> Hi, I'm new here. My name is Heather, I'm 34 and my mom just bought me
> a singer sewing machine. My problem is this. for some stupid reason I
> cannot grab the bobbin thread. I've rethreaded the whole thing twice,
> pulled the bobbin back out and checked for dust but the only thing that
> happens is the needle thread will go under and get tangled. I just
> don't get it. I did it once the other day but I had to change the color
> of thread and now it won't work. UGH.
> thanks
> Heather
>
Are you sure you have the bobbin in the right way up? Just check... :)
Thread should unwind in a clockwise direction with a drop-in bobbin.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Karen Maslowski on April 15, 2006, 9:18 am
Heather, another thing beginners often have difficulty with is to make
sure there is enough thread coming out of the needle that you can hold
it as you turn the wheel (and it's important to turn the wheel the right
way, which is back, over the top) that it will grab the bobbin thread.
The top thread should be threaded through the toes in the foot, and
beneath the foot in order to work properly, too.
There is a really good webpage on common machine problems, which will be
a good reference for you as you get more comfortable with your machine:
http://sewandserge.com/tshoot.asp
And the About.com site has some great sewing information, including this
page:
http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aa081999.htm
We hope you will continue to visit us, too. We're always happy to help
newbies! Welcome to the world of sewing.
Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati
www.sewstorm.com
onry13 wrote:
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> Hi, I'm new here. My name is Heather, I'm 34 and my mom just bought me
> a singer sewing machine. My problem is this. for some stupid reason I
> cannot grab the bobbin thread. I've rethreaded the whole thing twice,
> pulled the bobbin back out and checked for dust but the only thing that
> happens is the needle thread will go under and get tangled. I just
> don't get it. I did it once the other day but I had to change the color
> of thread and now it won't work. UGH.
> thanks
> Heather
>
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Posted by WB on April 15, 2006, 10:15 am
Karen Maslowski wrote:
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> Heather, another thing beginners often have difficulty with is to make
> sure there is enough thread coming out of the needle that you can hold
> it as you turn the wheel (and it's important to turn the wheel the right
The way I read it, that would be turning the machine backwards, at least
on all of my machines. Make that: turn the wheel towards you, to the
FRONT over the top. i.e. CCW viewed from the right side of the machine.
JPBill
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> a singer sewing machine. My problem is this. for some stupid reason I
> cannot grab the bobbin thread. I've rethreaded the whole thing twice,
> pulled the bobbin back out and checked for dust but the only thing that
> happens is the needle thread will go under and get tangled. I just
> don't get it. I did it once the other day but I had to change the color
> of thread and now it won't work. UGH.
> thanks
> Heather
>