Do you really have the right bobbin? Double check the manual or with your local sewing machine store as to which bobbins are right for your machine.
Now granted sometimes it will work but there is just to many variables! Bad wind, tails you name it! Please just clear the thread off the bobbin or better yet get more bobbins! No one really likes to wind bobbins but it is part of the job of sewing. We like to batch wind around here.
We always get two spools of thread instead of one and take the time to wind one completely onto bobbins. When we open a spool of bobbin thread for embroidery we will wind the who thing onto bobbins and store them in a bobbin ring.
It really does save time and is less expensive than purchasing pre wound bobbins and gives us the correct tension. Husqvarna Viking users — want to learn a cool trick about filling your bobbins? Watch this video! Have a sewing machine bobbin question? Post it in the questions below and we will answer it. Want to learn more?
Visit our friends at Craftsy and take a class on Embroidery , Sewing or Quilting online today. Other Machines We Have Filmed. I have a Viking Husqvarna S I took the bobbin out and the case to clean the machine before use. Had a hard time getting the bobbin case in right and once I got that right the mechanism to help pull the fabric through is not working.
I also changed out my thread as I realized it was too thick. I also put on a empty bobbin and put new thread on that with the bobbin winder thinking that might be the problem. Now it just can get the part that pulls the material to work and I am not finding videos for now to do things with my machine. I know its almost 30 years old, but its still a good machine.
Can you help? Nancy McCormick of San Francisco. Hi Nancy, I am sorry we have not done any videos on the older machines and it has been a long time since I have seen a I would recommend visiting your local Husqvarna Viking Dealer for some assistance. Seeing it would be half the battle on this one.
How can I tell if my Bernina bobbin is milled genuine or stamped generic? What do I look for? If you got your bobbins from your local Bernina Dealer you should be in good shape.
If you got them on the internet I would bet they are not genuine bobbins, but they may be close and still work. As a authorized Bernina Dealer we cannot sell Bernina parts online If you are unsure of where they came from I would visit your local Bernina store, most techs who have been around for awhile can sort them out in a few seconds.
Where do you stand with the prewound bobbins? She has had hers for just a year. She uses prewound, I have not, as of yet. Could the prewound bobbins be a major player in this, with the Epic being fairly new in the market? Hi Deb, Yes it could be the pre wound bobbins we have seen similar issues when our customers are using them.
Hi Tracy, We usually run into this if we are winding the bobbins to fast or the thread is not in the pre tension all the way. I have theHusqvarna , new and it make a loud hammering noise when I see.
It is not quite. It sews but very noisy. What do I do? I have cleaned the bobbin case as well and still noisy. Is there any tutorial on the Designer one? Hi, I was working on my machine. But next day when i tried to pick up the upper thread through the bobbin area instead of rotating full circle and coming up with boobin thread it gets struck at a particular point so i can ot pull it up.
Seems like two parts are too close at that point and are not letting the thread pass through. Need help pl. Hi, Sorry to hear. This sounds like a problem that your local sewing machine store service center should look at. Are the bobbins compatible in both models?
The key to loading a thread properly is to ensure the thread pool is feeding directly to the bobbin without any disruptions. Like a thread spool, a bobbin should be wind evenly. No tangles or knots should be formed, neither should any end be thicker than the other. If you see the formation of a tangle, unwind your thread immediately and rewind it again. This allows the machine to unravel the bobbin neatly. If your machine has an auto thread cutter, a bobbin can also help hold the thread in place while the cutter cuts through it.
This ensures the threads do not tangle. If the bobbin winder pin is not already moved to the left, move it there. Pass your thread from the spool via the thread guide. Place your bobbin unto the pin Push your bobbin winder pin to the right this time. This stops your needle from moving While holding the end of the thread, step on your speed controller to run the sewing machine.
Do this untill your preferred amount of thread is wound. Cut the thread, move your bobbin to the left and take it off from the bobbin wander pin. You need about 20 to 30 bobbins per sewing machine. Usually, your sewing machine comes with about 2 or 3 bobbins when you first purchase it.
Hi Barbara, We would recommend having your local sewing machine store confirm what size of bobbin fits your machine.
Take in your machine and they will be able to match up the right bobbins based on the bobbin size. Great article! Thanks for the tips. I recently purchased a bobbin winder machine thinking it might lessen wear and tear on my super cheap Singer machine. The bobbin winder apparatus also seems pretty shabbily constructed. Do you think this would pose tension challenges in the winding process? Just trying to avoid headaches as I learn to sew ;.
Many thanks! I really liked your bobbin article. I never knew it was so important to use the bobbbin for your machine! Thank you! Great article. I am machine quilting at the mo and have not been able to get my normal tight bottom stitch no matter what adjustments I make. I use a vintage Kenmore and only have 3 original bobbins and am using a plastic one at the moment. I bet that is the issue!
I have a Brother Sewing machine. The instruction books states that if you have trouble with the bottom stitch, the problem is with the top tension. Therefore, if you have trouble with the top thread in your stitches, the problem is from the bobbin. Am I correct in assuming this is always the case? I have a Bernina and I have been using different types of bobbins, guess over the years I have collected quite a few of them, should I only use the ones with 7 little holes around the flat side of the bobbin like you showed in your photo above?????
I have a babylock essnte machine. It is very difficult to find the correct bobbin for my machine. I have gone to my dealer but was given bobbins that were the wrong fit. Can you help please? Any other bobbin chokes my machine thread. Thank you. Your Babylock store will have the correct bobbins for you. If they do not seam to fit, please have your sewing machine checked out to see if you have something else not working properly.
Sometimes find it easier to alter the screw setting on bobbin case it also helps. Sometimes the bobbins will jump up and down while sewing. It is very noisy, but I do not know why, can you explain what it going on with my machine. My machine is about 8 months old. Some machines are just louder than others. Be sure to clean the lint out the bobbin area and keep it lint free between sewing projects. You can have your local sewing machine technician look at it to see if something else is making it sew louder than normal.
I have 5 sewing machines. Each one has their own bobbin containers. From metal to plastic. If you sew alot. Get a bag to keep them separately. I use the little zipper pencil pouch cases.
Are they compatible? My grandaughter wanted to help, so she put one of her bobbins in one of my bobbin boxes. I got her a little Janome and, unfortunately, the bobbins look very similar.
She added hers to a box that still had 15 new bobbins in it. I have a feeling that I might just as well scrap them all. Any suggestions?
You definitely do not want to use the wrong bobbins in a sewing machine. Your local sewing machine store might be able to help you sort them out. We area around bobbins every day and can usually spot an out of place bobbin quickly. I bought a pack of Bernina bobbins for my on Amazon.
Big mistake. My machine goes for about stitches, then I get an error and the machine stops. Unfortunately, I wound up a bunch of them and mixed them in with the originals. Hai, this is a great artical i ve ever seen bout bobbins… i love collect a lot of bobbin so that i can use it with different colour. I am using Brother NV embroidery machine, i think it suitable with plastic bobbin but tje thread alway come out at the end of the sewing… either my bobbin had something wrong or maybe my machine tension got problem.
And it is Brother machine suitable for plastic or metal bobbin???? I have a brother machine.. I am doing everything right and it is still bunching up …please HELP! I called Brothers and they said that I am doing everything right…I read the instructions more than once…. They will be able to help with the problems you are having.
The best machine is the one you like the feel of when you sew on it and that you can receive classes at the store you buy it from on how to use it.
Thank you for sharing this information. A lot of people do not know enough about their sewing machine bobbins and it can cause them many issues. Using the wrong size bobbin is a very common beginner mistake. I wish one day the sewing machine companies would just make them all universal. For example 2 states to buy a pack of bobbins everytime you go to the store.
While this is one way to acquire bobbins, another would be to buy them in bulk from an online retailer. Also, 10 implies that people are winding multiple colors of thread onto one bobbin. No one should ever use the same bobbin for different colors. This could cause the machine to jam when the outermost thread segment ends and leave the under segment to potential clog the machine. Either unwind the previous color or at mentioned in 2 purchase more bobbins for your machine.
Is there truly a purpose to owning a bobbin winding gadget machine? I hear people talk about them a lot. Is this incorrect? I hate to run out of bobbin thread when doing a design. In the past, I once found a small round piece of plastic that fit inside then spool of thread hole that you could wrap your thread around that kept it from unwinding. Being unable to find them any where, I took a razor and made a deep slit at the top of the spool that I could then pull the thread into and that held the end secure and kept the thread from unwinding.
I would still like to find something similar that I could insert into bobbins that would hold the thread till I needed to use it and would make them so much easier to store without them turning into a mess of loose threads. I received a couple nets to put over spools of rayon or polyester thread.
I have maybe 4 nets and about 75 spools of thread. I need to buy some more! I ought some very small rubber? They are about the size my sister had on her braces eons ago. Individually they are just the perfect size for a bobbin. But, alone they are hard to get off the bobbin, so I have chained two together.
I found the easiest and cheapest way to tame those bobbin thread tails is by using clear plastic tubing you can find in the plumbing section of your local hardware store. It was super cheap, and you should be able to get about fifty covers from a 1 foot length. All you need to do is cut the tubing into rings… Cut through the rings to make little C shapes… And slip them around your bobbins! Below is a link to the website where I found this idea. I have I tailor fa machine. I have one bobbin that works in the machine.
I would recommend taking the machine into your local sewing machine dealer and have them help you get the correct bobbins. Great info thanks! I recently went to buy a new metal bobbin for my Toyota Jeans Machine and was surprised to be asked by the shop owner which stitch I was planning on doing, zig zag or running stitch because he said it made a difference.
I have been sewing all my life and have never heard of this before, a bobbin is a bobbin right? It was a specialist shop selling sewing machines and repairing them.
Would love to hear your views on this please! I am wondering why when i get thread in bobbin an pulled up after i sew some thread comes out of place in bobbin holder so i have take out an put it in right place again. And i do need to get same size bobbins the ones i have been buying lately are not as tall. Thank you for any help.. Always use the bobbins that are for your exact brand of sewing machine. Bobbin sizes do matter. If you continue to have troubles with thread catching, there may be a rough spot on the hook.
If the sewing machine has not a professional service within the last year or two, a good sewing machine technician will get it back to like-new condition.
My Epic does not fill my bobbin all the way. There is still so much space left. Is there somewhere to adjust this? Yes, move the bobbin winder lever away from the bobbin. It shows with a torx screw driver but you can move it with your fingers. Yes, you can purchase bobbins for the Husqvarna Viking at your local Husqvarna Viking sewing machine store. Hello — I have plastic bobbins that came with my Brother CE Are all plastic top loading bobbins made the same ie.
Thanks for your reply! You will want to order bobbins that are for your exact machine. Most Brother machines use the generic plastic class 15 bobbin. I bought a used White sewing machine model The plastic bobbins that came with it feel very cheap and lightweight. The manual does not specify what bobbin I should be using. The White sewing machine takes standard Class 15 bobbins either metal or plastic.
Have the machine serviced and ask them what tension they set the bobbin case for: plastic or metal bobbins. Thank you for your article, cannot believe I read every comment! I have a Singer Quantum XL1 that was gifted to me by a person who could not fix it for herself. I got it running BUT it only came with one bobbin…. JoAnns does not carry that bobbin…. Mine are metal but this is ludicrous running all over town trying to find the right bobbins.
More delays on a major project! I am quite unhappy to have to return the bobbins and nowhavingto take the machine with me…. I am wondering if the last person could not fix it and gave it to you, the machine might need to be serviced by a professional service person.
I have a Kenmore 16 machine. Obviously it is very old. I have it serviced every couple of years. My sewing machine book does not say which type of bobbin to use and I have had the machine for so many years I have no idea what came with it! In order to prevent problems in the future, how would I find out this information. Sears no longer exists in Canada — that is where I bought it of course — so I have no idea where to get information.
I live in a city of , — you would think there would be more then one repair shop! Anyway, if you can tell me what type of bobbin I should be using I would really appreciate that information. I learned a lot from your article. The metal bobbins are correct for this machine. Actual yardage that a bobbin holds depends on the thickness of thread you are winding on the bobbin. Any help would be appreciated. Trying to find solutions for my better half.
I would recommend visiting your local Husqvarna Viking Service Center for both of those issues they should be able to take care of both of those for you.
Very informative and good advice I am 90 years young and still learning, wish I had seen this years ago. I have an older Brother xl machine. The manual calls for a SA bobbin, but I was told to buy the 66 bobbin for it.
Which is correct? The Brother xl should be just a standard class 15 plastic bobbin. If they look just alike and they are really different will it mess up my machine. I have a Janome machine which uses plastic bobbins.
I noticed there are two holes on each side of the bobbin. One round and one rectangular. Is there a use for both holes? The bobbin holder moved!!
Came up and went sideways down inside of the machine. Sincerely, Newbie to new. You can have your sewing machine looked at at a local sewing machine store in you area. They will be able to let you know if it is fixable or not. I am new to sewing and was given a Brother LX Hi Samantha, We have not worked with that machine but would assume you could use a plastic class 15 bobbin. Hi Valery, We would recommend taking your vintage Singer to your local sewing machine store and have them fit a bobbin to the machine.
Some of the older machines it is hard to say exactly which bobbin fits it without trying out bobbins. Thanks and happy sewing! I have a Brother Innovis e embroidery machine and am currently making my christmas cards. Each card uses a whole bobbin, so I buy pre-wound bobbins in bulk, as they are much cheaper and better wound than you can do on the machine. The bobbins are plastic type L which is important, as type M bobbins are available, but they are for multi-needle industrial machines.
Threads here in the UK are much more expensive than in the US. Ebay is a good source but make sure you buy the correct bobbins. Hi Sara I want to buy a sewing machine for free motion embroidery. Some of my friends and local dealers told me Front loading bobbins are much better than top bobbins specially for free motion because of less tention. Let me know your opinion about it.
Hi, Both top loading and front loading bobbin sewing machines will free motion quilt. I would recommend taking time to try out different machines and find the one that feels right to you.
You are also looking for a store that offers education and service to you after your purchase. I personally love machine quilting on a Bernina which has a front loading bobbin. I was gifted a Husgavarna series 1 embroidery machine. I am still learning how to use it. I purchased the husgavarna bobbins and bobbin thread, and am experiencing some issues with the thread not winding correctly. My question is, can I thread it the same way as you did in your video?
Just make sure the thread is tight not fluffy on the bobbin. If you continue to have issues, please have your local sewing machine service center check it out for you. Hi Sandra, The innovis machines are set for plastic bobbins only. Please avoid using metal bobbins in this machine. Hi Mary, If you own a Pfaff or a Husqvarna Viking, the ridge in the middle helps tell the machine when the bobbin runs out. The bobbin sensor can see through the lower area when the thread runs out and alerts the user the bobbin is almost empty.
What bobbins do I use. Should I be using plastic or metal and what number. Also I think I might be over filling the bobbins. Any help would be most helpful. Thank you so much. Hi Susan, I believe that model takes plastic bobbins but I would consult the manual or an authorized brother sewing machine dealer.
I assume you must be implying that this is not a good thread to use. I have found I get more lint if I use that brand. This is one thread to avoid using in any sewing machine. I have a Husqvarna Emerald Inside a sewing machine, a bobbin is used alongside another piece of thread to correctly sew anything pushed through the machine.
A spool holds a thread somewhere on the top or side of a machine. That thread is fed through a series of loops and into the eye of the needle. As mentioned in the introduction, the purpose of the bobbin is to hold the thread that is held below the needle. The thread from the bobbin goes up through the plate and connects with the top thread to create a sturdy stitch when the machine is in use. In sewing, bobbins are small notions that are available to buy alone, with thread, and will most likely come with a machine if it's one of the parts utilized.
In a sewing machine, the bobbin is placed under the needle in a special compartment. Bobbins can be inserted either as is or must be inserted into a bobbin case. Bobbins are often metal, like this one, though they can also be made of plastic usually clear. The image below shows an example of what a bobbin and a bobbin case look like on a standard machine.
The bobbin has purple thread already wrapped around the inside cylinder. In this image shown below, you can see the bobbin with thread being inserted into the bobbin case. Note: when doing this, be sure to follow your machine manual's instructions for which way the thread should be facing. In the image below, you can see where the bobbin case with bobbin inside is placed into the machine. As you can see, it is below the needle and footplate. To install it fully, read your machine manual instructions.
In general, you will carefully hand crank the needle while holding the top thread, which will pull the thread from the bobbin and up through the plate. Before adding the bobbin, you will want to have your needle threaded from the top spool. Get all the info you need before purchasing a sewing machine. Now that you have read about bobbins, the related parts, and other details, let's see it in action. Luckily our friend and sewing expert, Angel Peterson , walks you through installing a bobbin and bobbin case into a machine, which will help you do the same.
Check out her video and more on the page, How to Use a Sewing Machine. If you like visuals, then you are going to love our page of beginner video tutorials. How to Wind a Bobbin This Winding and Threading Your Bobbin article from Ruffles and Stuff details with lots of pictures and instructions for how to use the winder mechanism on your machine to get thread onto the bobbin. Although all machines differ, most of the actions are the same. This is incredibly helpful if you use bobbins or are planning to start.
There is also a helpful video for How to Wind a Bobbin by Howcast. This is great if you're a visual learner.
They walk you through the process and you can see the movements in real-time. How to Insert a Bobbin Here is another video from Singer, this time it's all about learning how to insert a bobbin into your machine. She has a passion for creative writing and trying every craft at least once. Find more of her work here: Krista Childers.
Thread for Sewing Machine: What's Best? Be the first to upload your own image for this pattern! I have not made this yet so I cannot rate it. Click the button above or drag and drop images onto the button. You can upload two images. We are adding your Comments. I use the sewing machine to wind my bobbins never did them by hand. The bobbin is a very important part of a machine because without it the thread would not hold the stitches together.
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