Bobbin Question

[jans]

I'm trying to adjust my bobbin case. Which way do I turn the screw? I assume righty tighty, lefty loosey. But which way do I hold it to decide which is left or right? With the open side of the case to the right or what?

Also, how do I do this yo yo test I read about? Whenever I try dropping the case the bobbin falls out and I can't decide how far it's dropping. I have steel bobbins. How far should they drop?

This is probably a stupid question, but it's just not clear to me.

[chermitch4]

I believe you hold the bobbin case with the open part facing to the right.Then it is righty tighty lefty loosey. When I do the drop test you have to hold it resting in your hand tilted against your hand and then just drop it a little bit still holding it in your hand.I am more of a visual person so I don't know if this makes any sense or not!!!It should drop like a spider .Not too loose

[barbm]

Jan, it doesn't matter which way you hold the bobbin case - righty tighty/lefty loosey works the same way. It's like the bobbin case rotates around the screw you need to tighten/loosen.

[jans]

Thanks. So any other advice about the drop test? I'm still not clear on that.

[Zora]

If you have the bobbin in the case properly with the thread going through the slot and under the spring thing (the part with the screw you just adjusted)...hold the bobbin case just resting in your left hand with the bobbin itself facing up. Pull on the thread with your right hand. The bobbin case should stand up, and at that point, the bobbin isn't going to fall out of the case.

Every machine is different, and every bobbin thread behaves differently. Some people adjust their bobbin tension so that when you move your left hand away, the bobbin case will drop slowly to the floor. Some people have better results if the bobbin thread needs to be jerked just a little to get it to start dropping. Mine performs best if the bobbin case will stand up, but I can't actually pick up the case off my left hand.

Hope that helps.

[gable428]

Originally posted by Zora

Mine performs best if the bobbin case will stand up, but I can't actually pick up the case off my left hand.

That works for me, too.

[Quilting Heidi]

I set my bobbin the same way as Gable and Lynn. I put the bobbin case in the palm of my hand, holding my hand out open. Pull on the tail and I want to be able to pull the thread enough to allow it to flow but not lift the bobbin off of my hand but it will stand up on end.

[CrazyAboutQuilting]

Yep, my Lenni likes it the same way as Heidi, Gable and Zora. I have almost no tension issues with Lenni, no matter what thread I use on top, as long as I use Bottom Line or So Fine in the bobbin.