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Bobbin thread not picking up

My machine was working fine until recently (when I had to have the foot fixed). I tried it. It started to sew, then the bottom thread knotted up. I changed the needle, cleaned out the bobbin casing, cleaned any dust. It now does not pick up the lower bobbin thread, so I cannot sew.

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  • Anonymous Mar 11, 2007

    I have solved the problem. I realised that the needle shaft must have moved up slightly when I tried to move the needle from the knotted thread. I noticed that the needle head did not drop low enough for the thread to be caught by the hook in the bobbin area - there are some really good diagrams of this on sewusa.com. I removed the side casing (a screw is on the left side of the machine). There is a small screw on the needle shaft which requires a small torx screwdriver. I loosened this screw slightly and the needle shaft dropped a bit. I carefull lowered the needle into position - I did not mark the shaft, and wanted to make sure that the needle shaft was not too low, otherwise when the needle lowered it would catch on the hook and damage it. It seemed ok, I tightened the screw on the shaft, and so far it seems to be working. Normally I would have taken it to a technician, but for me that would involve driving about 250 kms!!

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Glad you managed to fix it yourself, in addition to the 250kms I would guess the cost would have been a lot.

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How do I wind the bobbin? windingbobbin_02.jpg
ac093.jpg Pre-tension disk ac094.jpg Bobbin winder shaft ac095.jpg Bobbin

1. Pull up the spool pin as far as possible, and then put a spool of thread on this pin. windingbobbin_a0991.jpg
2. Pass the thread around the pre-tension disk. Make sure that the thread passes under the pre- tension disk.
 windingbobbin_a0992.jpg ac098.jpg Pre-tension disk c_b4.jpg Pulling it in as far as possible

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3. Pass the end of the thread through the hole on the bobbin from the inside of the bobbin. windingbobbin_a0993.jpg
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5. Turn the bobbin clockwise, by hand, until the spring on the shaft slides into the groove of the bobbin. windingbobbin_a0995.jpg ac099.jpg Spring on the shaft ac0991.jpg Groove of the bobbin

6. Turn on the sewing machine. windingbobbin_a0996.jpg
7. While holding the end of the thread, gently press the foot controller or press start/ stop button (for models equipped with the start/stop button) to wind the thread around the bobbin a few times. Then stop the machine. windingbobbin_a0997.jpg
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8. Trim the excess thread above the bobbin. windingbobbin_a0998.jpg
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If you do not cut the thread completely, and the bobbin is wound, when the thread runs low it may tangle around the bobbin and cause the needle to break.

9. Slide the sewing speed controller to the right (to set the speed to fast).
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11. When the bobbin seems full and begins spinning slowly, take your foot off the foot controller or press start/stop button (for models equipped with the start/stop button). windingbobbin_a19.jpg
12. Cut the thread, slide the bobbin winder shaft to the left and remove the bobbin. windingbobbin_a191.jpg
13. Slide the sewing speed controller back to its original position (for models equipped with the sewing speed controller). windingbobbin_a192.jpg


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