barbann03 Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Well, I have done a search on this, but can't seem to find anything. I hope someone can offer some advice. Every time I wind a new bobbin, I like to wind my own, and put it in the bobbin case, pop it in the machine, I try to pull the bobbin thread up to start a new stitch and it locks up. I have to keep pulling thread off the bobbin, sometimes as much as half a bobbin before it will pull up smoothly again. This is a brand new bobbin case and spring thingy, it happens with the old bobbin case and the new one. I am getting very frustrated throwing away so much thread and the time it takes to get started again every time I need to start a new bobbin. Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnysnowden Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Barb, My quilting machine is old. At the time of purchase of course included was a bobbin winder. The thing never worked properly and was noisy. I had the same problem you are having. In some places the tension was not correct on the bobbin. So I started getting prewound bobbins. I have never looked back! Ginny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydids Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 are your bobbins over winding? If there is too much thread to start, then they will not work properly. You don't want your bobbins to fill completely to the edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonden Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 If you have a stand alone bobbin winder, check the tension there. It may be too tight? I just don't get the part of you having to unwind half a bobbin to get the correct tension. Any problem I can think of would be the same for a full bobbin or a half bobbin. Put your bobbin in and turn the flywheel by hand and watch to see what is happening with a full bobbin and a half bobbin. Is the top thread picking up correctly? Is the thread hooking on something? Things like that. Sorry I can't come up with something better. The thing that seems to cure all my problems with thread is that little ring of fuzz that forms around the back of the shaft that holds the bobbin. It won't let the bobbin seat correctly. They are hard to see so I use a pin and kind of hook it till I can get a hold on it. Frustrating I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Barb, how old is this bobbin case? Over time they do go bad (inner spring looses tension or dropped too many times it gets bent). I suggest you keep a few "new" bobbin cases on hand and when they start to give you fits, toss those puppies in the trash can pronto! I had this happen to me and was frustrated like you and viola! after using a new bobbin case all the trouble went away. Bobbins go bad, too. You could have a bad bobbin. Toss it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 It sounds like your hook assembly is not rotating to the proper position to release the thread. Try rotating it forward a bit with the wheel and see if the thread releases. You may need to adjust the mag collar to make the machine stop in the correct location. Call your Dealer and they should be able to help you. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 My suggestion would have been double-check the thread path etc of the bobbin winder...defluff everything, use a torch to check, tweezers handy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene Epp Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Originally posted by sewlinzi ........use a torch to check, ... I think by "torch" you may mean "light", but on this side of the pond, we'd be thinking of fire! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Blimey! I didn't mean a Medieval torch like you'd find on the wall in a castle!! I think the word used in detective stories over there is "flashlight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 LOL Linzi I love to read your posts, they always crack me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 I think the "torch" should be a last resort...start with a flashlight:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 LOL Linzi I just love to hear you to talk. Brightens up my day. I was going to suggest checking the thread path in the bobbin area but John beat me to it. let us know how it is going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 What? We can't strike a match and burn the fuzzies out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Sometimes I think a torch would solve some of my problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Now you have me chortling first thing in the morning...(don't tell me that's a word you don't use either!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 uuuuh? Chortling? Linzi, You've got some splaining to do! (per dezi arnez) LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Chortling...mmmmm is that healthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I just knew that would bamboozle you! (Chortling is sniggering/giggling/spluttering...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 see my German grandmother used to say that so I knew what you meant. and yes it is a good chortle for the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smorris Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi Barb I think you should call Amy with this one. First though, check that you are using only a needle recommended by APQS, then check that the needle height is correct. Instructions for this are in the manual. Sue in Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 One of my favorite expressions is "chortling gleefully" meaning something "interesting" has been said or done and you are showing your appreciation!! As in "Linda was chortling gleefully after seeing her evil boss finally getting what he deserved.":P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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