Singer 3116 Simple "thread keep bunching around bobbin" Questions

keep popping out? Bunching of thread is 99% a top tension problem. Make sure you thread the top thread correctly. Thread the machine with the presser lever up. Test the tension by lowering the presser

...bunching up under the needle plate. The instructions for bobbin tension setting are:- Check that the thread is tight around the bobbin. Make sure that the bobbin is in the right way around - the ...

...bunching. I can see the tread get caught around the bobbin when I sew with the bobbin door open and turn the needle by hand. I have rethreaded the machine, adjusted the thread tension, made sure the ...

...thread keep snagging? It initially sews correctly, and then the bobbin thread will snag, bunch up, and eventually break increase the needle thread tension up a bit as it is too loose to pull the ...

...thread is sufficient to keep it from pulling more thread of the spool. Try this: Thread the top of the machine all the way just short of the needle eye. When the presser foot is up the thread should ...

thread that's bunching up. After you rethread, put a small piece of fabric under the pressure foot, lower the pressure foot, and turn the handwheel in the forward direction and watch the thread as

...thread). Keep trying. Is it bunching as you first start sewing a seam? Try hold the bobbin thread and the top thread lightly when you first start your seam. If you look at how the stitch is made, ...

...thread keeps bunching up under the fabric and around the bobbin shuttle. How can this be corrected? "Birdnesting" occurs when there is no tension on the needle thread to pull the bobbin thread. This ...

...thread keeps bunching up around the bobbin. Is this something I can fix? This machine has been a problem since the day I bought it from Joann Fabrics. Bobbin is not installed correctly. Bobbin is not ...

...Thread from Top is bunching around the bobbin. I can feel rough spots and slits in black plastic around where bobbin sits. I'm afraid it is broken and that part needs to be replaced. I still ...