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Why is my bobbin thread tangling into a ball

I am a beginning sewer. So any suggestions on how to correct this will be helpful. Thank you

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1. TAKE THE BOBBIN AREA APART. BLOW IT OUT AND USE A QTIP TO CLEAN IT BETTER.
2. OIL THE RACE AREA (UNDER THE BOBBIN CARRIER) WITH ONE DROP OF SEWING MACHINE OIL.
3. HANG YOUR CARRIER WITH THE BOBBIN INSERTED WITH IT ROTATING COUNTERCLOCKWISE. ADJUST THE LITTLE PLATE (TENSION) SO IT WILL EXTEND FROM YOUR FINGER BY ONE INCH WHEN BOBBING.
4. INSERT EVERYTHING.
5 THREAD THE TOP CORRECTLY AND ADJUST THE TENSION TO FOUR. IT MAY NEED ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY.
6. TEST THE TOP TENSION BY PUTTING YOUR FOOT DOWN. WHEN THE THREAD IS PULLED ON IT SHOULD HAVE RESISTANCE. PUT YOUR FOOT UP NOW. PULL ON YOUR THREAD AGAIN. THIS TIME THE TENSION SHOULD BE SLIGHT. IF IT ISN'T THEN YOU HAVE A SNAG BETWEEN THE NEEDLE AND THE NEEDLE SPOOL. MOST LIKELY, IT WOULD BE THE THREAD WASN'T MADE TO GO BETWEEN THE TWO SAUCER PLATES OF THE TENSION CONTROL.
7 INSURE THE BOBBIN HAS TWO INCHES OF THREAD HANGING. TURN THE HAND WHEEL TOWARDS YOU (TOP OF WHEEL) WHILE HOLDING THE NEEDLE THREAD TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE MACHINE. YOU SHOULD NOTICE THE BOBBIN THREAD TO COME ABOVE THE NEEDLE PLATE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS PULL IT TO THE BACK.
8 SLOWLY, TRY TO SEW SOME RAGS TO TEST THE MACHINE. IT IS LIKELY THE TENSION WAS NOT SET PROPERLY.
9. ANOTHER THING THAT WILL CREATE A PROBLEM IS WHEN THE HOLDERS OF THE BOBBIN CARRIER ARE HOLDING DOWNWARDS TOO HARD. THREAD HAS GOT TO SLIDE UNDERNEATH OF THE HOLDERS. YOU MAY HAVE TO ADJUST THESE.
10. ALWAYS MAKE IT A HABIT TO CHANGE THE NEEDLE AS A FIRST CHOICE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.

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Hi Carl, Do you have the correct bobbin in the machine? When you first start sewing pull both the top thread and the bobbin thread about 4" 's to the back of pressure foot. Check to see that the bobbin case is threaded properly. Lint accumulates in bobbin case and hook. Remove lint. I hope this helps.

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