Bobbin Jams Hi, Just unloaded my brand new Singer Quantum XL6000 machine out of the box. Set it up for embroidery, and on my first project, ran into problems. The needle keeps coming unthreaded and/or the thread breaks, the bobbin keeps getting jammed, the motor overheats... I'm pretty sure I've hooped correctly (WSS beneath my material which is a cloth diaper); using good thread (Sulky Rayon Embroidery for top; Guterman polyester bobbin thread for below); using the factory-installed Singer 90/14 needle; using stock lettering from the machine itself - shouldn't be too hard! Do I need to manually override the automatic tension adjuster? Another layer of stabilizer? Different needle? Is a cloth diaper too hard to embroider on this machine? Did I just get a lemon? No local stores seem to carry or support this product.

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SOURCE: singer Futura CE100 Embroidery

check to be sure machine is being threaded correctly first, then when pressure foot is lowered pull thread and see if you are getting tension, if not assembly is bad

Posted on Jan 21, 2008

SOURCE: Hi, I'm trying to embroider

The plastic drop-in bobbin case, is the worst I have ever seen. The thread will get jammed in it or it hops while the machine is sewing. It is not staying in place. In front of the case, on the right there is a tiny, rectangle spring. It is the only thing I can find that keeps it in place. It is attached with a tiny screw and can be moved forward.

Posted on Sep 06, 2009

SOURCE: I have a singer embroidery xl5000 machine. It will

Try removing the bobbin and cleaning the area of any stray threads or lint. When you replace the bobbin pull on the thread. The thread should pull easily and smoothly.If the bobbin is dirty inside the thread will get stuck and bobbin will get **** and thread will break.-------Check out. Thanks.Helpmech.

Posted on Dec 29, 2010

SOURCE: My bobbin thread keeps coming to the top of my

With the embroidering, some of the bobbin thread is SUPPOSED to show on the top of your embroidery-the machine isn't doing anything incorrectly. You'll need to thread your bobbin with the same thread as you are using with the top. I had the same "problem" when I first got the machine and took it to a wonderful local technician whose helped me with a lot of things who informed me that this is perfectly normal on embroidery machines.

Posted on Apr 24, 2011

SOURCE: polyester thread fuzzing on my 328k singer. using an 18 needle on marine vinyl

try changing the needle--just incase the needle tip is damaged
check for burrs in the thread guide area where the top thread runs
or even on the needle plate

Posted on Jun 06, 2012