What can I do to wind my bobbin tighter - Brother LS-2125 Mechanical Sewing Machine

It is important that the bobbin be wound smoothly for the machine to operate properly. First, check that you are threading the machine correctly to wind the bobbin. There is a tensioner for the bobbin winder that helps wind the bobbin smoothly so incorrect threading will cause issues. Also, try to wind your bobbin slower. There is no advantage to winding the bobbin on high speed.

If you continue to have bobbin winding issues, there is a standalone bobbin winder (SideWinder) avlb at JoAnn's or even Amazon for ~$30,. They are electric or battery operated. Be sure to verify your machine bobbins will work on the SideWinder before purchasing as some bobbins are not compatible. The bobbin winder is a handy gadget since multiple bobbins can be wound quickly, plus bobbins can be wound without having to unthread the machine, not to mention reducing the wear and tear on your sewing machine.

Bobbin winding

1. Place the thread spool on the spool pin in

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against the spool.

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back to front. Pull the thread clockwise around

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the inside to the outside.

4. Place an empty bobbin on the bobbin spindle.

5. Push the bobbin lever to the right to wind.

A pop-up appears on the screen to inform

you that bobbin winding is on. Press the

foot control or the start/stop button to start

winding the bobbin.

When the bobbin is full, the bobbin winding

will slow down and stop automatically. The

pop-up closes. Remove the bobbin and cut the thread
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As you are winding the thread onto the bobbin, grasp it between your fingers ever so lightly to give it a little drag so it spools up tighter.

Or just press the thread down against the top of the machine as it winds, anything to just help it spool up a little tighter.

If the fly wheel is going around then the clutch isn't disengaged to wind the bobbin, you need to pull out the flywheel on your model to disengage the clutch for bobbin winding.


Take thread from thread spool across to bobbin winder thread guide, then back to bobbin and thread the tail through the hole on top of the bobbin. Place bobbin onto spindle on top of machine and then push it against the stop to engage the bobbin winding motor. HOld the thread tail up and start winding slowly until the bobbin core has been covered including the starting point. Stop and trim off the thread tail with scissors. COntinue winding bobbin and give the thread a nudge if needed to wind evening top middle and bottom of the bobbin. A good smooth wind is important. Also don't wind at full speed and keep an eye on the thread reel that the thread is coming off, you don't want it bouncing around as this will **** the thread and stretch then relax it affecting your bobbin wind.

Obviously if you know this and the bobbin winding mechanisim is just not working, then it will need a service/replacement by an Elna repair person.

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lower your top tension down, as it is tighter then your bobbin thread and also tighten your bobbin thread, this is done by the small screw on the bobbin holder, also you can try using the older metal bobbins these are the ones with the small holes around the top and bottom shank, but please make sure that they are the larger size bobbin, and only go very slow at first, try just in sewing mode first or just wind it over by hand.

Make sure when you wind the bobbin that it is winding correctly. You may have to hold the thread to put a tighter tension if it is not doing it self.

The bobbin winder will not activate to turn the bobbin or the thread will not wind onto the bobbin spool?

Sewing machines vary in the method used for bobbin winding.

You can find threading and bobbin winding guides at sewusa.com.

If the winder is broken, you can get it repaired or check into getting a Sidewinder Bobbin Winder as an auxiliary for winding the bobbins, which would be less expensive than the repair.

Sometimes, depending on the thread, the bobbin winds too fast and the plastic expands with the heat. That's why you can't get it off. There's two ways you can get the bobbin off. Leave your machine turned off before trying either one! Unwind the bobbin of all its thread and maybe, just maybe it will shrink back to normal size once it is cooled and you can slip it off. If this doesn't work, there's nothing for it but you will have to break the bobbin off. Get some pliers and break it off in small pieces taking care not to get any broken off bits inside the machine. It's actually easier to do than it sounds (ask me how I know LOL!). You also need to be very careful not to yank the bobbin off and pull the bobbin spindle out of position. If you do end up doing this accidentally, you may be able to gently push it back but don't doing anything with great force - easy does it!
In future, you should wind all bobbins at reduced speed - bring the speed down at least two clicks. You get a more evenly wound bobbin this way also. And invest in more bobbins. They are relatively cheap and you can wind up quite a few at a time before starting a project.

lower your top tension down, as it is tighter then your bobbin thread and also tighten your bobbin thread, this is done by the small screw on the bobbin holder, also you can try using the older metal bobbins these are the ones with the small holes around the top and bottom shank, but please make sure that they are the larger size bobbin, and only go very slow at first, try just in sewing mode first or just wind it over by hand.

When you engage the bobbin winder it has a small rubber in which it makes contact with the driver rubber maybe that is not making contact, to stop the cotton from showing on the top, adjust the small screw on the bobbin holder tighter clockwise.