What is a drop in bobbin?

Difficult to help without knowing the make & model machine.


How to pull apart and reassemble the bobbin case area on front loading...

Inserting Bobbin Top Drop In

How to Fix and clean the bobbin case area on your own sewing machine

http://support.brother.com/g/b/faqend.aspx?c=sg&lang=en&prod=hf_inov6000d1eas&ftype3=2077&faqid=faqh00000575_000

Drop in or front loading bobbin?

Maybe one of these two links will help.
For front loading:
Inserting Bobbin Front Load

For Top loading or Drop In:

Inserting Bobbin Top Drop In

Try look in utube on sewing machine threading, if you cannot get your model, opt for your equivalent front drop-in bobbin or top loading bobbin threading.

Could be a timing issue. Is your machine a top load rotary , or a front load oscillating system, (ie. metal bobin case you put bobbin into then insert to machine, or black plastic bobbin case you "drop" your bobbin into...?

Sewing Tech

what is the name & model number of the machine?
is it a drop in bobbin or front loading or side loading bobbin?

It might be top loading possibly, newer Janomes are.

Earlier ones are front loading in a bobbin case. Can you remove the accessory box at the front to get access to a front door?

probably the thread coming from the bobbin is not under tension at all or insufficient tension, what is the machine brand, model and bobbin style, ie top loading drop in, front loading in seperate bobbin case?

Invariably stitching issues are caused by the machine not being threaded correctly, the bobbin being wound unevenly or bobbin tension issues.

Do you have a manual to check your threading up?

You may be able to find a threading diagram for it if you don't have a manual on www.sewing.about.com and this website also has lots of good general sewing machine threading advice and help.

Hi there,

Well you may please follow the steps below -
1. Remove the bobbin from the sewing machine. Note: whether you have a drop-in, front or side-loading bobbin on your sewing machine. A drop in bobbin will load from the top, may be via a removable bobbin case cover near the machine-fed dogs. A side or front loading bobbin needs to be loaded into a removable bobbin case under the machine.
2. Choose the right size bobbin for the sewing machine.
3. Wind thread onto your bobbin. Your sewing machine should have a standard thread spool to hold the thread and a short, squat post wide enough for a bobbin.
4. Put the thread and empty bobbin into position on your sewing machine. Wrap the thread around the bobbin to start it. On most machines, disengage the needle by turning the smaller hand-wheel on the machine toward you. Push the bobbin post into position, securing the bobbin into place. Press gently down. Thread should begin to wind neatly onto your bobbin.
5. Break the thread, push the bobbin post back into an inactive position and remove the bobbin. Tighten the hand-wheel. Thread your sewing machine again if necessary before loading the bobbin.
6. Remove the bobbin case cover and put the bobbin into position. The thread should slide through a catch on the bobbin case and up through the cover.
7. Access the bobbin case for a front or side mount bobbin. Lift the catch and remove the removable bobbin holder. Put the bobbin into the holder and run the thread through the holder, bringing it to the front. Lift the catch and slide the bobbin holder back into the case. Hold your needle thread gently forward with your left hand and turn the hand-wheel. The needle thread will pass down into the machine and catch a loop of the bobbin thread. Pull this loop up and slide both threads to the back before beginning to sew.
Good Luck!!

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There are two threads you're asking about, or could possibly be asking about. The first is the top thread. There is a diagram across the top of the machine with numbers(1, 2, 3, etc) detailing where to put the thread and how.

Your bottom thread, otherwise known as your Bobbin, will have the same diagrams, depending on whether it is a top loader, or a front loader. If it is a top loader, simply remove the bobbin door, and drop in the bobbin, making sure the thread is facing the direction the diagram tells you it should be facing. For a front loader, the diagram will also ensure you know what you're doing, often with a bobbin case involved.