How to Troubleshoot Bobbin Problems | Sewing Machine

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Hi, I'm Jennifer from Workroom Social, and today I'm going to help you troubleshoot your bobbin problems. So let's go ahead and look into our bobbin area. I'm just going to remove this case and get into our bobbin area. I open this up and I see here is my bobbin casing.

Sometimes when you're sewing you might have problems, and the stitches aren't coming out right, or things are getting stuck, and you don't know what's going on. I always recommend taking out the bobbin and the bobbin casing. The first thing you should always do is just re-thread it and start over.

You'll take everything out, make sure your thread is not knotted or crazy on your bobbin. You can even pull some of it and cut it so that everything is nice and smooth. Then just go ahead and put it back in. Make sure everything is looking good. You can pull this and make sure everything is smooth. You can put your bobbin back in and start anew. If you do this, and you're still having problems, it may be for a couple of reasons.

One, your bobbin casing, if you notice right now, it's locked in place. It's not falling out. Our notch here is in this groove where it holds it all together. If your bobbin casing isn't all the way in, that could be a problem that you're experiencing. Another problem is you might be threading the bobbin in the casing incorrectly. I always like to just think of everything logically. What makes sense? Our groove and our bobbin case is going to the left, and our thread is coming out to the left, everything is going to the left. So, when we put our bobbin in our case, our thread should also be going to the left. If you put your bobbin in going to the right so that the thread is going the other way, like this, then things are not able to move as easily. That could be something that could be something that's causing your bobbin problems. So, we'll just clip that.

After you do these things and you get everything set back up, if you're still having problems, one last thing that you can try is to get out a brush. You should've gotten a little lint brush that came with your sewing machine, or you can buy a little photography brush and just kind of get in the bobbin casing and dust out all the lint. You can even see I have some lint in here. But never use the spray can air because that will just push all the lint further in. Getting that lint out that may be stuck in the back will also help with any of your bobbin problems. So that's just a quick way to shoot your bobbin issues.

[bradyC]

I had issues intermittenly with same types of problems with the locking and lots of loose thread on the bottom of the fabric, but then realized i had 2 different types of bobbins, i changed from the flat top bobbin to the rounded top bobbin, and bingo! My stitch was perfect again. Make sure you are using correct bobbin!!

[stranger]

Thank you, you just saved me from throwing my $2, 000 machine out the window.

[brendawhite]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! My machine has been frustrating me for the last few days. I was convinced that it was just too cheap🤦🏽‍♀️. You taught me something I never knew and it fixed the problem🤗. The thread direction from the bobbin! So simple!💛

[amandalier]

Thank you so much! I've been having bobbin problems for ages, never considered that I want loading the bobbin to the right, instead of the left! So simple.

[MichaelJohnson-ng]

DT You are correct. The video shows a class 66 bobbin and it should be a class 15. The bobbin should spin clockwise when the thread is pulled. I don't wish to invalidate the information in the video but would like to make this correction to avoid confusion and frustration for someone. I am a certified repairman that has been in this business for almost 30 years. Good luck!

[busancun]

Bobbins positions depend on the models you use. For me, I have a Singer 2259, the bobbin, according to the manual, is supposed to be put clockwish (left) other than counter-clockwish (right) like that in your video.

[existentialbelle]

Thank you! I've read this instruction manual about 20 times trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. I've never sewed on a machine before... I had taken the ENTIRE assembly out and couldn't figure out which way things were supposed to go back in. I had the bobbin casing turned the wrong way. The little finger bit was pointing down instead of up. >.<
Should have looked on YouTube sooner!

[katharinebrickman]

Thank you so much ! You’ve saved my sanity! Another sight said have the thread going to the RIGHT and, yes, going to the left makes more sense!!! My bobbin has been sticking and jamming for the entire time I’ve been sewing (two weeks!) I was trying really hard not to buck the whole sewing idea altogether! You’re a literal sanity saver!

[lucyhall]

This is so interesting!!! Videos related to my sewing machine online and the handbook i have for it says the bobbin thread should be going in the opposite direction, which seemed to be causing my problem. not sure why this an issue but i followed your directions and it worked!

[oni_ko]

Thank you so much! I have been looking up answers for up to 2 hours until I found this video and it fixed the problem right away! Finally a video that's short, to the point and actualy helps!

[rupertmiller]

Thank you. We went through the steps you suggested and were still having problems with getting the bobbin to function. Then I did as you said not to and used canned air. Lint and fluff flew out and now the bobbin winds again. Back to sewing...

[mykiedorsey]

Thank you so much. I was sewing my first fully sewn cosplay and I couldn't get it to work. Come to fund out from you guys that I just wasnt pushing in the bobbin case fae enough in! Thanks you

[matildathereseable]

It was a bit hard to see with the black thread you used but the explanation helped a lot. No one taught me about the directions when threading a bobbin so this helped me a lot.

[Wingedshadowwolf]

Thank you for the video! My machine is about 50 years old. It was great to see when you opened yours up, the insides looked almost the same! Anyways, it turns out I had a brain fart and was trying to put my bobbin case in upside down.

[rachelt]

Excellent, especially which way to thread the bobbin - it so annoyed me my manual said clockwise but didn't specify from which way round you're looking at it!

[benmiller]

I want to see the complete bobbin area assembly

[knottedrose]

Thanks for this! I gave mine a good clean and now its working well again!

[diamonte]

Thank you so much, the thread was jamming in my bobbin up, I watched a few of your videos and found them extremely helpful.Nothing to do with sewing being a male I find you extremely attractive and a great speaking voice.
First time i have ever watched an entire video a few you solved my problem, great video and very articulate.
Thank you,
Michael

[hollymarie]

Worked for me that Bobbin hook needs to be in the right place! Thanks. To think I actually thru out one because I thought here was no hope.

[musicdownloadsmab]

If you look at the diagram that's on the inside of the machine's bobbin door, it seems that the bobbin should be inserted into the bobbin case with the thread coming off of the top of the bobbin to the right, which is exactly what the instructor says you shouldn't do. Am I misreading the diagram?