Inserting the bobbin on a Singer sewing machine

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Inserting the bobbin on a Singer sewing machine

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sewmarm

Күн бұрын

Now that your bobbin is wound, get it inserted in your Singer sewing machine and you're ready to start sewing.

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@cutechong 13 жыл бұрын

Actually this is useful for all basic to advanced sewing machines. It's the really really REALLY basic ROOKIE "how to" stuff on a sewing machine. ^^; Though I would suggest KNOWING what a bobbin IS first, HOW TO wind one. and what it means when the threat is being lead through the notches/loops in the slide plate. Basic sewing stuff.

@GigiVandalPop 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your Singer Machine videos. They have been most helpful to me. The manual is rather bare and these videos have helped the manual make sense. Thanks again.

@tompahdea9263 5 жыл бұрын

Always a good idea that if you are pulling out the bobbin to be changed that you let people see how and in what direction things are going so that they can then replace in the opposite rotation.

@trishstuart 16 жыл бұрын

Nice video...it's easy to forget that beginners don't even know there is a bobbin much less how to load and use it. You sound really helpful, too! Well Done! Trish Stuart

@tonyaosier1678 5 жыл бұрын

I found this very helpful and it worked for me. Some Singer machines only have one notch. Put in the model number see what happens. That's what I did.

@vcorso1575 9 жыл бұрын

Wish the bobbin part about the two clicks was viewable.

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

Good for you! If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a thousand pictures. Glad it helped, and happy sewing!

@SeshiPowPowKittyMoon 12 жыл бұрын

ok... so i was about to scream when this as well as manual helped in no way. the top thread kept getting stuck in the bobbin spool. reason/answer... the singer 257 does NOT use standard sized bobbin casings. It uses a thinner 66 (think that is what store lady said number was, they just sold me a bunch of the right size when I brought machine in). do not be deterred. once I finally got my 257 threaded correctly this bad boy can sew easily through 4 layers of denim! I love my new vintage machine!

@goddessai 13 жыл бұрын

took me a while to figer out the second notch. which is the one to the side, looks like a skinny silver long sticky thing. i used a needle to prop it in the slot. its treaky. then i just did the rest and it worked!! thank you!!!

@sadesmartyskirt 11 жыл бұрын

thats great! i figured it out. this singer sewing machine was my christmas gift and i am VERY excited to start creating!

@3yron 2 ай бұрын

Easy peasy. Great simple video

@Lola_Santoro 13 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I finally got my sewing machine back from my sister after more than two years and forgot how to set up the bobbin. Everyone kept telling me there's only one notch for the thread on the bobbin but I kept thinking "no, I swear there's two". Your video saved me from going crazy.

@dchirrick 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you! After not sewing for a few years, my fingers (and brain) just couldn't get the bobbin loaded. Now I'll be able to do it since you refreshed my memory. :-)

@jillseam 9 жыл бұрын

very helpful. My old Spartan Singer is now back sewing. I totally forgot how to load the bobbin, but it all came back after watching this helpful video.

@sewmarm 15 жыл бұрын

I do hope that helps someone if this tutorial doesn't. My bobbin instructions most clearly specify the thread on the bobbin as clockwise (from where it's doming off the bobbin). Thanks for your addition!

@sewmarm 11 жыл бұрын

Enjoy sewing! I don't take the negative comments too seriously. The videos are free, after all. And as to an old Singer, well, I'm proud to be able to be counting over 18 years of using this machine.

@lilyosah2562 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't do it until I put the string through the first notch BEFORE putting the bobbin in. If you look at the plate that has the notches in it you can see a groove where the string is pulled through that ends with a little circle and you can't really get it all the way down into the circle when you put the bobbin in first.

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

No, you need both the bobbin thread and the top thread. The principle of the sewing machine is that the two threads loop through each other. I think there's an article about the history of Singer sewing machines on the internet that shows more about how it does that. Happy sewing! Just start slowly and practice basics until you're confident. Then it's like bike riding - it's yours for life!

@courtney9384 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for creating this video! I have a Singer 5830c sewing machine that I inherited from my mother and it was absolutely baffling on how to thread the needle and raise the bobbin thread. Thanks a great deal!

@sewmarm 17 жыл бұрын

In the video, you can see the thread is clicked into two slots in the bobbin holder. Then when you lower the needle and raise the needle, the upper thread catches the bobbin thread and pulls it up as a loop. When you pull the upper thread, the loop comes up high enough to undo and you're ready to sew. You can also try viewing triplebusybees video "Learning 2 Sew:Pulling Up The Bobbin Thread" for another video on pulling up the bobbin thread. Hope that helps.

@wandajensen9104 5 ай бұрын

I am lost. Could not see what you did with the 2 notches. That is what I needed to get. Is there any other video to show the placement of the thread going through the notches?

@sewmarm 15 жыл бұрын

Not a stupid question. You may have a self winding bobbin machine. The newer ones are like that ;). If you do have an older machine, you need to insert the threaded bobbin for the lower thread. Essentially a sewing machine takes thread from both above and below the two fabric layers and causes them to intertwine to form the stitch. Hope that helps.

@ExpatVeggie 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I've got it working now! My bobbin was getting all tangled up....the key thing that helped me in the video was seeing to manually move the needle down in order to catch the bobbin thread.

@deleted1505 5 жыл бұрын

I love how little this helped. Thanks for wasting my time.

@erngre1 13 жыл бұрын

This bobber thing was driving me crazy. It would not bring up the bobber thread. So I took the plate off and hand fed it through the hole. Pulled the bobber and needle threads to the back and start sowing. Singer Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

@tracylittle-beath6916 Жыл бұрын

Thx. Improvement would be to show also top down view into machine.

@sewmarm 15 жыл бұрын

Try just sliding the thread along that left edge. You may also have a different model with a different bobbin case. Keep trying, and do some searches for the user manual for your model on the internet. Always good to have a copy of your user manual.

@luckydog-287 5 жыл бұрын

Saw the position of the tread coming off of the bobbin. That helps.

@sewmarm 17 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. It's the "need to do it easily several times a day" parts of sewing that you need to be able to really reach your sewing goals. Happy sewing!

@carliharris9070 10 жыл бұрын

This didn't help at all

@trevorstimson7822 7 ай бұрын

Completely fucking useless

@SarahKaitlynnn1121 11 жыл бұрын

Ughh, my bobbin holder is NOTHING like yours, i can't find a good video!!!! RAWR!!!

@NotLikeRagout 16 жыл бұрын

actually you guys should start your videos with: "Plug in the sewing machine to the outlet". It took me forever to figure out how to turn it on. (w/o manual) ;)

@darrylbavington726 8 жыл бұрын

I couldn't see the two notches as your camera was out of view. I can only see one notch on my machine so can anyone help me out with a video that shows the two notches as I'm almost ready to throw my Singer sewing machine out the damn window.

@lisatothelee7 3 жыл бұрын

Same! That's the part I needed the most.

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

Mine is a 3343. Be sure you take the needle through one full turn. The needle goes from highest position to lowest, to highest again. Pull up on the needle thread when it comes up again, and see if your bobbin thread is hooked on it. If you have your manual, check for how your bobbin needs to be inserted, too.

@anniebarnes1859 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks to your videos I just sewed for the first time and did not mess up! So thank you!!

@sewmarm 15 жыл бұрын

The bobbin thread becomes your lower thread, I have a good video by someone else in my favorites about how sewing machines work,I think. You have to get that bottom bobbin thread up through the face plate by using the needle to catch it, that's what this video is about. After it's through the notches, you just use the hand crank and let the machine pull up the thread, then un-loop them and you're ready to go! HOpe that helps!

@brookreynen8774 10 жыл бұрын

Can't see how the thread goes into the notches, camera should be right above bobbin not way over shoulder.

@sewmarm 10 жыл бұрын

I wrote on my channel that this is a free video made with my digital camera. I'm sure that the professional ones will be much more to your liking.

@mattmas32 4 жыл бұрын

@@sewmarm So free means poorly made? Gotcha

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

Nope, you don't need to hold the bobbin thread. Use the hand crank to lower the needle and then raise it to the highest level. Then pull up on the upper thread and that should pull up the bobbin thread. Then separate the threads and you're ready to go! Good luck! Oh, and keep asking, someone else probably has the same question.

@PresumptuousChar 11 жыл бұрын

Another victory comment, awesome, easy to see, and on an older singer

@billhooker3006 5 жыл бұрын

Wish someone would put out a vid of just the 2 notches and bobbin.

@tigertbalm 14 жыл бұрын

Thnak you, this is just what I needed.

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

On the chance that it's the thread, unwind your bobbin (a waste, I know, but so is the tangling anyway), and thread it with some other name brand top of the line thread and see if that's the problem. Check your manual for lubricating routine lubrication points. Make sure that your fly wheel is engaged so that it moves the lower gears. When all else fails, call a service person.

@dlomahaftewa 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you. had to do some emergency sewing and using my sisters machine.

@iskra1489 11 жыл бұрын

YES!!! Thank YOU so much, I almost gave up.

@loriwright0504 3 ай бұрын

hands are in the way

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

Watch the video again, and note that at 0:43 you are holding the bobbin with the thread coming off clockwise from the bobbin. Hope that helps!

@feleciasharpe2140 6 жыл бұрын

Unable to see how ur going in & out of notched.

@gussiegander 11 жыл бұрын

You are a LIFESAVER!! Thank you!

@mikemoore5282 Жыл бұрын

hi thanks for this video its really helping me out but unfortunately i cant seem to pass my thread through the notches cause its quite blur in the video. i can see the notches labelled 1 and 2 but i cant pass the thread through them. its frustrating me. help me out please

@emohuman9898 Жыл бұрын

How would you put a bobbin case back into the sewing machine?

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

Nope, you keep the thread in your left hand, and slide it, click, click through both of the notches. The notches are just there as guides for the thread.

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

Happy sewing! I've favorited a lot of the other bobbin videos for other models, too.

@sewmarm 15 жыл бұрын

You need to raise and lower the needle by hand. It will catch the bobbin thread and bring it through the feeder plate to the top. Um.. my series number is on the front of my machine, but I recall on my old, ancient Singer it wasn't obvious.

@VilleHeiskanen. 15 жыл бұрын

kiitos! tämän videon auttaa minua

@hyperpiggie 15 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This was a great help to me. :)

@csolodow 13 жыл бұрын

@LizLovesGreen Did you ever get this figured out? I have the same model machine Singer Touch and Sew and it is not like in this video. The bobbin on mine is 2 clear plastic pieces that push together. There are no notches at all. The Singer manual is useless, it says the bobbin thread should pull up with the needle but it doesn't.

@elainedaniels8629 9 ай бұрын

How to in stall the bobbin casing

@NotLikeRagout 16 жыл бұрын

well, I thought that the steps have to be obvious to work. I lay the bobbin in the slot (thread coming from the right). I can see indents on the silver and black casing but nothing that can hold a thread. nothing notch-like. It should be easier. I played with it for 1/2 hour. I should have found the notches by then. However the bobbin casing looks similar to yours, I am so lost I actually cried. It's a "new" (used) machine.

@top4you334 6 жыл бұрын

thnx alot that really helped

@isobelsymonds8318 6 жыл бұрын

wk ,makers ii

@markhobley8426 Жыл бұрын

I cant see the notches and I dont know how to hook the thread. As I turn the handwheel I see no movement in the bobbin area. Should I see something move to give me a clue as to whether or not the machine works?

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

Happy sewing!

@Emiiiandbbbyy 13 жыл бұрын

FINNALLY!! victory is mine, now i can go make my own clothes..... oh g.r.e.a.t......

@cathycva 16 жыл бұрын

Ha ha! Maybe it's a treadle machine like my 1908 Singer. (Just kidding!)

@scoutkatie 15 жыл бұрын

2 - As the thread comes off the bobbin for winding, on my machine it doesn't go into the first notch, but does go in the 2nd notch. Then, I have to pull the thread forward and then over to the left. (as if I'm trying to make it now go clockwise.) I continue holding the thread towards the left and gently pull it towards the back left, where there's a "guide" in place. Then, I manually wind the wheel so that the needle goes down and picks up the bobbin thread. Don't know if that will help.

@sewmarm 12 жыл бұрын

@GigiVandalPop Happy Sewing! A video is worth a thousand pictures sometimes.

@macynieder5152 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!! So helpful!!!!

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

Annoying when that happens!!! Give yourself more length coming out of your needle. May seem like a bit of a waste, but then the thread doesn't come out of the needle eye. Happy sewing!

@peterhine8893 7 жыл бұрын

Where are the notches???

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

You might have a different model. Try holding the thread and pushing it along the bobbin holder as if you can see the notches. If there aren't notches, don't know what to tell you.

@shdwbxer 10 жыл бұрын

so helpful, thank you!

@sewmarm 9 жыл бұрын

Happy sewing!

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

I seem to recall my really old Singer didn't really "click" into notches, but that had a whole bobbin holder that sat in the bobbin case. Once your thread is in the bobbin holder, can you bring your needle up and down and get the bobbin thread to hook onto the upper thread?

@EngineeringFun 12 жыл бұрын

The video it's not clear at all. There are two notches, all right. What do you do with them?

@schwinger00 14 жыл бұрын

@scoutkatie OMG THANK YOU SOO MUCH i was stuck on that step for sometime.... i use the singer 9805 C and yes that is how you do it :) ! thanks agian !!!

@NotLikeRagout 16 жыл бұрын

I found a slit in which the thread fits but breaks if I pull on it. when I move the wheel to pull up the bobbin thread nothing moves in there. Shouldn't the bobbin move?

@cutechong 13 жыл бұрын

@sweetiepie2217 At any craft store. Try Walmart's craft dept. They have a whole 8 pack.

@janetcooper8677 9 жыл бұрын

good teaching.

@tigertbalm 14 жыл бұрын

That is how I feel with sewing machines, trying to get past it.

@sk8ter4life11122 15 жыл бұрын

Hi Im new to sewing and I need some help. Ive watched all your videos but I get confused with this part. Ive threaded the first thread through the needle correctly. When it comes to the bobbin thread, im totally confused. I have it in there and through notch A around to notch B. Then i have no clue where to place it. I dont even kno what this bobbin thread does??? sorry help please?

@michaelhaughey611 9 жыл бұрын

While using a zig zag stitch the needle jammed and broke. It seems that the timing is off, because the needle will not pickup the bobbin thread. Do you have a video that shows how to check the timing, or should I just take it in for service. Tune up costs more than I paid for the machine. Any suggestions???

@edtechadvocate2532 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@angelica23rspo 13 жыл бұрын

thankss

@sewmarm 13 жыл бұрын

@YourEpicPencil Check out my favorites, where I have favorited someone else's video about front bobbins. Mine is a top loading bobbin, and I agree with you. Front loading bobbins I find farrrr more challenging to deal with.

@verakitchen3890 3 ай бұрын

What size bobbin does 9410 take

@ManusMagus 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🌷

@claramary6166 9 жыл бұрын

my singer machine model is 9217 and the bobbin is different and I finding difficult wind. It won't pick up bobbin thread.

@nikkimeyer4901 10 жыл бұрын

After pulling out my dad's Singer 4530, I was able to re-thread the bobbin with ease. I can also thread the spool to the needle, but my stitches always turn up with globs [and I really mean globs] of thread on the bottom. I think that this is due to the string tension. The knob was removed, and the nut which the knob was inserted on, was twisted completely off. The screw which the nut was twisted on, is made in the way of a two pronged pin, and I cant seem to get it back on. Is there any way?

@jojo143712 11 жыл бұрын

Hi, im having some problems with my Singer 9210 sewing machine. The bobbin case just wouldn't spin.. so the thread from the needle would not catch the thread from the bobbin. please help. TQ

@lydiavazquez4411 9 жыл бұрын

hi. thanks for sharing. HELP!! my bobbin thread is sewing too loosely. Can you help?

@Sudz28 6 жыл бұрын

Help! Can you do a video showing how to re-insert a bobbin CASE that has been removed for cleaning? I got it out easily enough, but for the life of me I can't get it back in properly :-(

@shawnterrance140 15 жыл бұрын

ok but when i m sewing the thread on the back of the material becomes loose and it make kinda like xxes not sure whats causein dat does it have anything to do with the bobbin because it does'nt happen at the top of the fabric

@esillmonday 16 жыл бұрын

i have 457, I can pull up the bobbin thread and everything will look normal but when i try to sew something the bobbin thread is idle and the top thread gets tangled in the bobbin well, any advice?

@msrainbowstar123 11 жыл бұрын

i got one 4 christmas too lol

@roxydog2004 10 жыл бұрын

Should have used a close up there

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

Ah, rats! What's not clear? Maybe I can help clarify. Once you get threading the machine and loading the bobbin down pat, it does often end up faster to sew by machine. Besides, I don't poke my finger with the needle ;).

@sewmarm 16 жыл бұрын

Hi axuxaxux, It's a Singer Merrill 3343c. The 120v version is without the c. It's out of production, and I haven't seen the manual online. I actually had to ask the dealer I bought it from to xerox one he had left in 1994. I think you might be able to get a reprint on singersewingmachine (dot) com. Not sure. There are also some machines on sale on ebay, maybe you can get someone to sell you a copy of the manul ($15 on singersewingmachine dot com). Good luck! It's a great reliable machine.

@sewmarm 13 жыл бұрын

@Chickastar6 ;) Happy Sewing!

@smexy20 8 жыл бұрын

I bought sewing machine singer stylist 418 but mine came without the bobbin so I bought a bobbin that is 20mm diameter. The problem is that it's not catching the thread. The bobbin is a little loose and doesn't fit perfectly would that be the reason. Could you please tell me the size of your bobbin?? Thank you

@salty_pearl 13 жыл бұрын

I just got my first Singer, and the thread comes up perfectly fine. But as soon as I start moving the fabric through, the needle ends up sewing in clumps of access thread on the back side of the fabric - and everything becomes caught. Is the bobbin the problem?

@shirleyann6954 6 жыл бұрын

For others that may have this issue, one of the first things to check is your top tension. Next, be sure you have the same size of thread in the bobbin as is on the spool. It also helps to have cleaned any lint, dirt, etc. from the bobbin area and if your machine is one that requires oiling, do so after the lint has been removed and only ad one drop where oil is required. There is a large amount of info on 'youtube.com' videos, so be patient and if necessary, review multiple times until you can understand. If all else fails, check w/friends, family members who sew a lot or take it to your local sewing machine repair shop. Eventually, you'll get the 'word picture'. Happy sewing.

@sewmarm 11 жыл бұрын

Also, check out my favorites for other people's videos on threading a bobbin.

@NotLikeRagout 16 жыл бұрын

I still don't get the notch part. By the time I have figured it out I could have done it by hand...that's why I never sew. LOL