WOW I have never been more thankful for a KZfaq video. I have been heartbroken over my “broken” sewing machine for months, trying a bunch of troubleshooting to see if I could fix it. Nothing was working and I was getting so frustrated and disheartened. Tonight I FINALLY sewed for the first time in so long and I am so happy. I owe it all to you!! Thank you!!💗💗💗

You are a saint. This just happened to me, and I was panicked. Of course, when I'm in a rush. Fixed it like you said and it works again!

Thanks so much! My wife's machine is doing exactly what you described. Tomorrow I will be the hero again. 😆

I swear i almost cried when that happened to me. I Tied everything for hours!! U saved me from lots of hours of despair and money. THANK YOU. Short but supper helpful video and so well and easy to follow!!

Thank you so much! I wasn’t sure how to get the belt to slip as you were describing towards the end of the video, but just changing the needle position fixed it so that it would catch that loop.

Thank goodness I googled and found your video problem fixed, as a beginner and only hours into using my new machine I was worried my sewing experience would be short lived thank you thank you thank you

I can’t thank you enough for your video! I had exactly the same problem & spent two days trying to suss it out unsuccessfully. My Singer was going to be thrown from my first floor window if I hadn’t come across you!😉

I was ready to throw the whole machine out the window, what a stupidly simple issue/fix haha Thank you for sharing!

Thank you! I watched your video and did as you recommended and I was able to fix my machine! 🎉

You sir, are an absolute Godsend!!!! I have been through the pains of taking the machine apart in the past to fix the timing and that process is ridiculous. Thank you for this!!!!!

Thank you so much for this help! I was so upset I couldn’t sew bc of this problem and the internet just kept telling me to re-thread and fix my bobbin but nothing was working! I never would have thought to fix it like this without your video and it saved my sanity. 🙌

Perfect!!!! Thank you. Your video saved me some time! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Thank you so much!! I thought I had tried everything. I too was ready to chuck the darn thing because a service can cost almost as much as a new machine. This fixed it!!!!

My husband and I both appreciate your video. It was really helpful to hear the background info about what happened in your situation - it was exactly like mine. You explain things clearly and succinctly. We trusted you and followed your advice and now the machine is sewing perfectly. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.

I can't believe it!!!!!!!! After 2 days about 8 hours later it's fixed! Thank you. You explained it so well. I sure many people will find this useful. THANK YOU!!!!!!!

Adding my thanks for this! You solved my problem indirectly, my bobbin hook was already in line but by dismantling as you did, I discovered the bobbin holder was loose (and I mis-threaded the top thread!). Now it sews without the bobbing knocking and jamming.

Thank you so much for this video. Because of you I can continue sewing again without having to purchase a new machine. Great that you shared your knowledge.❤❤❤😊

Thank you for this! I checked out the bobbin area and found a lot of thread dust as well. Cleaning that and adjusting the ring/timing as you had shown solved my issue! Thank you!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this! I searched for hours trying to find a solution and as soon as you started to explain how you got into your situation, I was like Bingo! Same! Damn jean material:p. You're right about it taking a little finessing to get the needle to hit the opening at just the right time. It took me several tries, so don't give up ya'll! Going to subscribe right now!

Thank you so much for your video. My daughter and son are both making or modifying clothes for their upcoming "Anything but Black and White Masquerade" and our machine jammed. This seems to have fixed it, so you saved our week!

Thank you bud, you're a legend ! thought i had bought a lemon after it jammed and kept doing so after i bought it as a "as new condition from Amazon"

Thank you! Your description and walk through helped me fix my machine I would have never figured out it was the bobbin! I don’t have to buy a new one! I was sewing thick cloth with batting which got stuck although my needle never broke. Very helpful

THANK YOU SO MUCH you are the only person who has posted an actual solution for my issue. I could not adjust the timing gear at all and it turns out i had the belt slip like you said.

Thank you so mush! Your video helped me year ago and this happened again when I have to come back to the same problem. Likely I found you again.

That's what I did. Busted a needle and now I will see what I can do using your advice. Thank You !!

Thank you so much! It appeared as though it was catching the thread but it was not doing it consistently. I just held the wheel and pulled the bobbin wheel for a bit. It wasn’t moving as much as it needed to so I moved the needle position in the direction it needed to go and it worked!!! I just have to be more careful when sewing heavy duty materials. It started when my needle got stuck in the seam and I forced the turning wheel. Never again!

Absolutely brilliant! I've recently starting experiencing exactly the same problem with my Singer. Will definitely try this fix. Thank you so much

You’re a genius. Thanks so much. I didn’t quite get how you rotated the casing so I just dove in and moved it best I could and it worked!! Thanks so much.

Got a machine from a "friend". I guess she couldn't saw with it for the same reason. I'm also more of a mechanic than a sawing guru... and I took it apart and found to the same issue. Fixed now!!! ❤Yaaaay! Thank you!

The rats nest of thread jamming up from the bobbin... Admirable perseverance to go beyond 2hrs of diagnostic frustration w/o buying a new machine, as I have done x 3. The biggest kudos are for helping your fellow man by taking the time to film and post clear concise description of cause, condition, and cure. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thank you! This was so insightful. It is amazing that you shared this here!

You have just saved my sanity! It would have been at least 3 hours of driving, 2 weeks of delay and a large bill without this! One screw unscrewed, lifted the foot plate off and a quick shove with a screwdriver.. sorted 🎉❤🎉❤🎉 Thank you , thank you, thank you!!!

Thank you Thank you Thank you. This is exactly what happened to me. I have had it apart, cleaned, rethreaded yada yada, then I found you. So great. Thanks.

Day one on this machine I had the same problem (and more lol ). Very grateful for this video!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! You’re a life saver. I was so sad my machine kept locking up and this fixed it!

I had the same issue within the first few hours with my 4411,what you did to fix it won't last and it will happen again when another birds nest occurs. The calibration of the cam is off. Ultimately fixing it requires you to flip the machine over and remove the 3 large screws under the cam holding the cover on, your going to see a rod and gears. On the main gear there are 2 allen screws that you need to loosen then drop the needle all the way down and spin the cam around until the hook is really close to the needle like 3mm away, then tighten the allen screws good to hold that. (your going to flip the machine back and forth a few times to see and do this with the bobbin holder out) It seems like the more jams people have with these the more those screws loosen until calibration is thrown completely off (like mine). I almost returned it but it was working good after this. Guess this is what the shops mainly deal with and I think the screws are not as tight as they should be from the factory. Also this is where your going to eventually re-grease the main gear someday.

The explanations you provided were incredibly helpful! They saved me from having to take my Singer machine to the mechanic. Thanks a bunch!

This is my sewing machine exactly! It is late, but I will follow all your steps in the morning..coffee first! I pray that is the fix! Thank you!

I freaking did buy a new machine of this, I had the cheapest brother machine and bought the Singer heavy duty 4452, and again same shit, after using it three times , so, I'm soooooooo grateful for your video, thank you!!

Thank you, finally an answer for years of frustration! God bless you ❤.

I've never seen that method of putting any machine back in time but hey if it works and doesn't damage the machine great it worked

This singer machine gives me so much trouble that I ended up buying a Juki TL 2000. Best decision I ever made .works like a charm never gives me trouble. Juki TL2000 or TL2010 QVP OR TL 2020 . Buy any of those and you will thank me for life .

Yes and another reason it makes that wad of thread could be the take - up lever has become unthreaded. It is hard to see in these newer models when that happens because the lever is almost hidden. On my old machine (a Singer 860 that is over 40 years old) it sits out more to the front of the machine and I have to say I rarely ever have that issue with it!. These newer machines are certainly more prone to unthreading there (recently purchased a Singer heavy duty model). I was quite shocked that the rotating bobbin case was moved enough to cause the timing problem. Certainly will watch for this problem for the future (especially on my new one) and thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Thank you so much! This was helpful. Especially when we didn't remember what it looked like before talking it apart to get ribon that got stuck in there so we looked back to see what it's supost to look like.

You are a saint thank you so much I was looking up tutorial after tutorial and this is the only one that fixed the issue I was having!

Very thankful for the video and I want to share two tips when removing the plate just "poke" the Right Top Corner and it tilt's up & the screws can be removed with the edge of a metal bobbin or a penny even with the machine needle . Thanks again for this video.

Thank you! You saved my, well, my daughters singer, and me! I was borrowing it to fix work pants and this happened, my god i was stressed out, but hey, the universe gave us you, and man do you deliver🙏🏻 May you win the lottery✨🥳

Awesome!!! Hopefully this fixes it, I f’d up my wife’s machine trying to sew leather and same thing is happening. YOU’RE A GENIUS!

I don’t know how to thank you, we , sewing machine’s users are so lucky that you exist and you made a usuful video like this, thank you sir thank you, thank you…… thank you……….than……… ou……….

I had the same thing happen with the needle jamming in my Singer 4452. After taking the plate off, I noticed a small metal bracket in the lower right corner that was catching threads. I unscrewed the bracket and was able to make a slight adjustment because the holes were ever-so-slightly slotted. After making that adjustment, the machine now works perfectly.

thank you for this video! i haven’t bought this machine yet, but have been watching reviews as to whether or not this is a good machine to get. so far ive mostly heard good things, and coming across this video gives me hope that even if I do encounter issues with the machine, there’ll be a way to fix it. so once again, thank you!

Literally just saved me after about 2 hrs of trying. Thanks sooooo much! I can finish my customers wig!

Thank you! My husband watched the video and fixed my problem. What helped the most was you showing how it’s supposed to look and work. 😅

Thank you so much. Was going nuts and finally came across your video. Sorted!!! Thank you xxx

You are an absolute legend sir. Many thanks!

Thank you thank you thank you so much for this video that is so clear. I have fixed my machine thanks to you & would have had no idea otherwise.

So incredibly grateful for this video! I have the exact same model and was experiencing this problem and looked up a ton of videos with no solution! I finally got so fed up with this machine i bought a new model today and as i was looking up videos on my new singer M1000 i stumbled across your video and i cant wait to hop back on my old one and see if i can get it working again!!! 🎉 ❤

Another life that you have saved!! Thank you so much

Omg! Thank you so much ! I don’t know what I would have done without this video! !! I don’t know how i did it hahaha but thanks to you I did ! Thank you!!!!

Thank you, thanks to you I fixed my sewing machine 😊

Like you, I was ready to buy a new machine - with the help of your descriptive video I was able to fix it and now have a fully functional machine again! THANKS!!!

You're incredible! Thank you so much!!!

Thanks just found your video because I've been working on my singer all morning for this reason. Works great now

Too brilliant. Saved the day. Thank you !!

This video just saved me hours of work, thank you so much!!

Thank you for this video and you knowledge and patience to find your problem. You saved me a lot of money and frustration. Keep up the good works.

You’re a Godsend! Thanks so much !

You are a Fantastic explainer! Thanks for making this!

I cant thank you enough, omg my machine drove me insaaane.. i just bought it so it wasnt a great start but you helped a lot!! I almost sent it back 😩

Dude this video saved. my. BUTT, seriously I couldn't find ANYTHING on my problem and I was really stressed then your popped up and it solved everything like MAGIC.

Thanks for the help! ❤❤❤

WOW!! My issue was that the bobbin thread simply wasnt being picked up, after fixing that timing issue, it works amazing nkw

Thanks for the video. The belt you're referring to, saying it's not really tight and you can make it slip, is really a belt with teeth and you have to bump it hard enough to skip over a tooth. It's not just a simple slip. I have a Singer 4423 as well.

Your actually doing god work for us! Thank you it’s been driving me mad and I don’t feel stupid now!!!!

Hey Thanks! Was having trouble with mine and love videos like this that save a lot of headache. 👍👍

Thank you so much for posting this!!!

So many reasons why I will,not ever purchase a Singer Sewing Machine made in the last 50+ years! I have several vintage/antique Singer machines and they all sew perfectly with no problems and easy fixes.

Thank you so much!!! This has completely saved me!

Thanks a lot! This was driving me nuts!

Thanks for the video. I actually found that you can remove the black casing that the bobbin sits in and line it up correctly to fix it. No screwdriver needed for that part!

Thank you I cannot thank you enough because this problem has been happening for months and I didn’t know how to fix it thank you.

Hi, thank you so much for uploading this video, we have been having this problem with the sewing machine for such a long time, today I decided to search on KZfaq. I followed your instructions and fixed the problem. It now works so smoothly, I was able to adjust my dress. I will be doing more sewing 🤩😍

Thank you 🙏 ……I will definitely share this on my sewing group

Thank you sooo much ❤❤❤❤❤❤!!! I literally cried 😢

Holy Moly! Thanks so much! This was so helpful.

Thank you so much. We spent 3 hours - should have watched your video sooner. Thanks again

VERY HELPFUL!!! Is there anything this guy can’t do!?!? 🤯🤩👍🏼👍🏼

Fantastic, exactly the problem I had, now fixed, thank you!

Oh my god! It worked. Thank you!

Thank you so much! Such a helpful video!

Omg. I can’t believe I saw this video. I have the exact same problem identical. Only 3 hours of a pulled apart singer 4423. So I ordered another one because the repair guy wanted $150.00 min and 4 weeks min. So I bought another machine from Amazon. But I am going to try your way. And I’ll see if that works. I spent hours in this problem. lol. Thank you man I’ll let you know how I do.

I'm having the same problem on a BRAND NEW machine!!! Sewed one seam with no trouble at all. Second side, everything jammed up! I'll try your method and hopefully it helps!

Thank you sir. 💪🏽 appreciate the video

I had this same issue--- sewing thick material with an old needle.. going too fast, wrong stitch settings.. this is very helpful.

You are a genius! Thank you so much!

Well this saved me a lot of time! thank you a lot Cool Stuff

Way to go... had the same GRIEF! 😩and I had my machine already opened like you... the same machine too... It was your showing what was suppose to be actually happening and the window thingy being off in the timing... so don't ask me how lol but after a few adjustments of the metal circle being readjusted and my 3rd needle... and it going up & down smoothly and clear of hitting the inner circles and bending... I saw that the thread was picking up on that little arm and wrapping around... like it's suppose to... then I closed everything up... had my scrap fabric to test it and WAAAALAAAAH... BACK IN BUSINESS!! AP!! and thank you for sharing your experience and how to fix demonstration!!🙃🤩🤗

Very Good, actually bloody excellent!

Thank you, thought I had just wasted money, only worked for about 2 days .

Thank you, I'm pretty sure this video saved my sanity