How to Wind a Bobbin | Sewing Machine

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Hi. I'm Jennifer from Workroom Social, and today we're going to talk about how to wind a bobbin. So, what is a bobbin? These are a couple of bobbins. Every sewing machine has a different bobbin that is specifically made for their machine, so you should refer to your manual to see what kind of bobbin your machine needs. But, basically, a bobbin is the mini spool of thread that sits at the bottom of your machine to make your stitches.

So, to wind the bobbin, the first thing you need to do is to take your thread and you're going to put it in the thread holder on your machine. Now, the main thing you want to sort of pay attention to about winding your bobbin is your thread needs tension.

So, here's my tension disk on my machine, and that's going to hold the thread taut. So, I'm just going to put it through there, and then I'm going to take the end of my thread and put it through a little, tiny hole that sits on the inside of my bobbin. And I'm going to just pull it out and hold it up. Then I'm going to attach my bobbin to the bobbin spindle and I'm going to lock it into place. That engages this component of your machine.

The next thing that's important to do is to disengage your needle. So, on my machine that's here on the right hand side. And I'm just going to pull it out. And what that's going to do, it's going to prevent my needle from going up and down, which we don't need to happen right now. And then I'm going to hold the top of my thread so it doesn't get dangled and I'm going to step on the presser foot. And we're going to get a couple of spins and then I'm just going to cut this top. I don't need this anymore. And then I'm going to wind this bobbin.

Now, you'll see, as the thread is going, it should be going up and down in a fairly even motion. And if that's happening, you know you have a good tension. If it's not happening, it could be for a couple of reasons. One, you just might be a little off balance, in which case you can take, this is an awl, you can take that or a pencil or something and stick it underneath to help guide your thread up and down. You want your bobbin to be nice and even.

Now, this will stop automatically when it's done. Or, if you only want a little bit you can just stop it ahead of time. And you'll just clip that off, and now you have your threaded bobbin.

[lxxl]

You should have seen my absolute awe when the bobin started being threaded. I've been doing it by hand all this time. 🤦‍♀️

[brittnyn]

I’m a beginner at sewing and you have helped me discover so many components already for my machine...🙏🏽 life saver!

[JennySmafield]

I would like to just send out a "thank you"...All I needed to know was captured right here in your video, in less than 3 minutes. No unnecessary other info in which wastes precious sewing time. :-)
So once again, thank you for keeping this video short and yet to the point. 

[LunaGuinevereStudio]

thank you! I was able to do my first ever bobbin threading with this very helpful video. I am very ecstatic when I saw it was threading ... ahhh, what a wonderful feeling!

[Leradelie]

Thank you so much for sharing! I am using a machine that I haven't used in many years, and I didn't remember exactly how to fill a bobbin. I watched you and learned. Thank you again! Blessings.

[ShopNaturallyMe]

This video was so helpful because of the close up shots. I kept putting it through the bottom hole instead of the top and now it works

[schwarzekatze]

finally someone who ACTUALLY took the time to explain everything. now even my old cheap sewing machine can make tight bobbers. all I needed was a pencil....

[hatlessgojira]

Thank you i love that you didn't explain stuff too long and just make general statements that can be compatible with so many michenes

[prettyrainbows]

Thank you so much for your willingness to help us fellow sewers by posting your "how to" video. This saved me time. Happy Sewing.

[liviemillie]

Thank you, Jennifer! This is extremely helpful. I have a book I'm reading to teach myself to sew, but I absolutely cannot visualise instructions in my mind for how to do things like this.

[reinaellis]

Thank you so much! exactly what I needed to know to stop my needle from going up and down while winding the bobbin.

[talialobach]

This is an excellent video thank you so much. The step I was missing was disengaging the needle. My goodness. I was using my easy stitch to thread my bobbins! This as two minutes and thirty seconds well spent!

[heathertaylor]

Thanks..been forever since I've used a sewing machine and I've forgotten everything 😄 you're the best!

[ead]

Thank you ❤️. I will not tell you how long I have had my sewing machine😱but it was a video of instructions which I cannot play nowadays. now I can fill my spools properly 👍many thanks.

[naxigerld]

Thank you for explaining it to me, it is my first time doing sewing and I don't know what i'm doing with the bobbin, so I just thought you can spin the thread to the bobbin to make the thread stay spuned at the bobbin to be able to start sewing. Thank you very much for the help!!!😊😅👍🏽

[danduhlineseas]

Still quite new to sewing, and your videos are so helpful!

[ila]

TYSM!!! i got a sewing machine yesterday and couldn't figure it out even with the manual so i came here and i figured it out thx

[missmsmrs.]

You're a LIFE SAVER and such an awesome teacher! Thank You for this! I must have forgotten over the years. LOL.

[carmensmall]

Best video on explaining what is actually happening thank you!

[kittychan]

What a savior I had no clue what I was doing