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Bobbin thread not able to feed itself to top thread

So my machine quit working recently & I have a feeling it is something so simple to fix but I cannot figure it out... I was in the middle of sewing denim when my needle broke. It fell down into the machine. I have since taken it apart and retrieved the tip of the needle and thoroughly cleaned my machine. Now when I go to insert my bottom fed bobbin, the thread will not pick up to send to my needle... What happened?

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  • Anonymous Jan 19, 2009

    My bobbin thread won't pull up. It was fine yesterday. I didn't break a needle and all I have been doing lately is a straight stitch. It just stopped sewing stitched and when I went to rethread the machine, it wouldn't pick up the bobbin thread.

  • purplemoonda Apr 12, 2009

    The same thing happened to me. I tryed to take things apart and clean things up a bit. This did not help.... I could not get all of the parts undone it seems as if they are glued... Someone told me that machines in this price range are made to break down in aabout 5 years and can not be repaired. has anyone else heard of this?

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Number of possible causes. First thing I would check is the timing, impossible to describe how to do it, sorry I cannot help anymore

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