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Anonymous Posted on Oct 21, 2019

I opened the bobbin case on my mums sewing machine as the thread had come lose and the bobbin case a large metal bit the bit the bobbin case sits on and a black metal bit fell out what should i do?

  • Sam Guffey Oct 31, 2019

    No worries. Just sit it back in. You may need to fiddle with it a bit, upside, downside, but you’ll find the sweet spot eventually to where itfits back in nicely. Then put the bobbin and bobbin case back in by pulling up the small lever on bobbin case and putting it back into the large ‘metal bits’. If seated properly, you will hear a ‘click’.

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No worries. Just sit it back in. You may need to fiddle with it a bit, upside, downside, but you'll find the sweet spot eventually to where itfits back in nicely. Then put the bobbin and bobbin case back in by pulling up the small lever on bobbin case and putting it back into the large 'metal bits'. If seated properly, you will hear a 'click'.

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radcal

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  • Posted on Feb 16, 2010

SOURCE: Singer Sewing Machine model 9224. Bobbin thread

If you turn the handwheel, can you see a metal ring rotating around the outer edge of the bobbin case? If not rotating, broken gear or timing belt off.
If that ring is turning, remove the needle plate and bobbin case. As this ring now rotates, you will a finger on the ring that will pass behind the needle from right to left and it should catch the thread from the eye of the needle. If this finger, the "hook" passes above the eye, you have a timing problem.

Let me know.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 31, 2009

SOURCE: thread knotting around bobbin case

hello, I had the exact same problem and could not find the solution until i took my machine to my sewing sensei and i solved my tedious problem. It was actually not a tension problem at all but a threading problem. Make sure you have threaded your bobbin correctly and that when you pull on the bobbin thread that the bobbin turns the right way. (mine must spin anti clockwise to work)  Make sure that when you pull up the bobbin thread using the needle that it is not over the feed dogs connective bar but under it. A big problem when the thread gets caught around the bobbin case wheel is that the thread is looped around the feed dogs once and that causes the thread to get caught around the bobbin wheel. In conclusion, thread the bobbin correctly and read over your instruction book before spending the money to get it fixe in s shop.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 07, 2009

SOURCE: Not picking up the Bobbin thread

Sounds like you have to take off the throat plate and clean out threads under it.  Sometime they ball up and prevent the needle from going down and catching the bobbin thread. You can't see themuntil you take off the plate.  Follow the directions.  It is easy.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 23, 2008

SOURCE: Bobbin Case

I'm having a similar problem today. I took out the bobbin case and when I went to put it back in, the whole system locks up. I've tired cleaning, changing needle taking the metal plate and piece that holds bobbin case out and put it all back in after cleaning. Nothing. My symptom is I can't get a complete stitch, the needle goes down, the whole deal acts like it will work and as soon as the arm of the bobbin case gets to 8 o' clock on the gears, It jams and won't hardly move. I cannot pull the bobbin case out easily after this. Perhaps there is someone out there that can help us!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 12, 2007

SOURCE: thread getting caught around bobbin case

It isout of time you need to time it.by adjusting the screw on the bobbin holder turn it left or right and the tension knobe and foot tension.

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  2. One of the biggest causes of what you describe is simply a burr/rough spot on the needleplate or hook.

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