gailp 1 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I broke a needle last night. I replaced the needle. When the bobbin is not in the machine, the tension is ok and it pulls as it should. As soon as I put it back in Millie I can pull the bobbin thread up but it doesn't want to pull freely and is hard to pull. Any thoughts,? Thanks, Gail Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sewingpup 230 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Have you looked to see if there is any part of the needle jammed somewhere in the bobbin area? did you find all parts of the needle? Can you turn the hand wheel with out the bobbin case in? are you using a pre-wound bobbin with cardboard sides?..Can you see any thread stuck in the bobbin area? .Not an expert here...just trying to think what is happening.... Lin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gailp 1 Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Thanks Lin, No needle left, no thread there either. It was not a prewound bobbin. I changed bobbin cases and it seems better. Just curious what could have caused it, bobbin case looks ok too Gail Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chickenscratch 1,136 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Probably a tiny burr or scratch on the bobbin case. Pat C 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gailp 1 Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Thanks Teresa, I will check that out. It does seem to be better with a brand new case, I just have never had issues with a bobbin case before. It is not skipping stitches or anything, it just made a mess of tension on the back side with lots of loops from the front sine it wasn't pulling bobbin thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 287 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Yes, bobbin case can be fickle. I had dropped mine a couple of times & the machine started skipping stitches& then breaking thread. Just as thought, bad case. Dropped 2 times to many. Zeke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat C 204 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Hi Gail, I had a similar problem and I was having a hard time figuring it out. The bobbin tension was right on when doing the drop test but when I put it in my machine the bobbin thread would pull quite hard. I finally realized I had the "fingers" on the bobbin spring bent too far out. Once I bent them down a little bit the problem was solved! Hope you get it figured out! FLDonna 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cagey 766 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 To help ensure you bobbin stays in shape after a few falls, you can use bobbin dewarper; http://quiltersapothecary.com/tools/longarm-tools.html Cagey RitaR and o2b Quilting 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RitaR 646 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 I too use the bobbin dewarper. It's great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gailp 1 Posted October 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Thanks everyone. I figure hitting the ceramic tile floor was probably too much for the bobbin case. Things are going much better with the new one. Now I just have eto order another one so I have a spare! Will check up the bobbin dewarper as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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