3 Reasons Your Bobbin Thread Keeps Jamming (and How to Stop It!)
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- 00:00 - No one likes messy stitching or jammed machines! Fortunately, there are three good habits you can develop to help stop those problems before they start.
00:42 - Let's look at the path the top thread takes through the bobbin area.
01:55 - Reason 1
03:15 - Reason 2
05:35 - Reason 3
I've been crushed thinking I had a bum machine! Low and behold I've been hitting each of these speedbumps! THANK YOU for this amazing info! My swear jar won't fill quite as fast anymore 😂
That's great to hear!
SAME!!!! Was about to buy a new one and would have had the same problems!!!!
@@toniajohnson4101 Some machines are more forgiving than others, and sometimes you can use not-great sewing habits and get away with it 8 times out of 10, but that other 20% of the time, you won't have a happy sewing day! So glad this helped.
My mother taught me to use a sewing machine when I was six, I'm now 77.
Everyone has this happen, it's just the way things are with machines, the more times you sort it out the more experienced you become, and know what to look for when you thread it up.
Sew be happy😊.
Thank you so very much for explaining these sewing "problems" to us. I'm not a newbie, but, I'm also not an expert. I've often wondered why they said for you to not turn your wheel in the "opposite" direction. I knew it could cause problems with your bobbin thread, but, i never knew why that would happen. I also never knew what could happen if you didn't hold your thread at the beginning of your stitching. I've always done that, but, never knew the specifics of what would happen when you didn't. Plus, I've often wondered how the thread take up lever position was important at the end of your sewing. I try to remember to have it in the uppermost position. But, i have often had that extra loop of thread under my fabric - and, i never knew why that has happened. WOW !!! You've explained so many things that I've been wondering about for so many years. TYSM for sharing your techniques and knowledge with us. I appreciate your help. 😻❣️😍
Thank you for the kind words! One of the things I love about sewing is that there is always something new to learn, even if that's the "why" behind the "how."
@@twinsnneedles That is so true ! 😻❣️😍
thank you for explaining this. I am new to sewing and have had some problems with thread bunching. And some instances of tread being hard to pull just like you were showing. Now I know what caused that to happen.
So glad I could help!
3 minutes into the video and you already solved my problem! Amazing :)
watching the rest now to make sure not to make those mistakes either !
Wonderful to hear!
I have been looking for solutions for this issue for months....I had given up and had begun searching for a new machine....then your video appeared! I am off to try these tips. Hoping they will fix my jamming issues. Thank you.
I hope it helps!
Informative. I have sewn for years and did not know these things. thank you.
thank you so much , I’ve been stressing out for an hour then I found your video and I immediately found the solution.
Great!
I did not know any of this and I’ve had all of these problems. Thank you!!!
You're welcome!
Thank you very much for sharing this in both a verbal explanation, as well as the visual of the bobbin case, the carriage, the needle, the thread and the fabric. Very well said and the issue is completely understandable as to why the bobbin thread kept having twins and breaking! 😊
I love that machine, partly because it's so easy to see what's going on!
Excellent information for any sewer!!!
Handwheel: the 1% of the time that it does not move toward you (I have a vintage full rotary as such), it wreaks havoc with your muscle memory! Excellent tutorial. Now, I just learned something today while organizing some sewing room chaos. I purchased a special bobbin hook for my Juki Kirei for free motion. IN the instructions, it mentioned that if you need to reduce tension on the bobbin, to put it in the obverse (not "P", but an inverse "P). I thought that quite interesting, though I've not tested it. Reading manuals is really important!
That’s a great tip! I wonder how many machines work that way.
Hi, new subscriber here! Great video here; I really appreciate it & can tell you're a great teacher! I thought the only things that could cause a rat's nest with my bobbin thread was tensions problems or not holding both thread tails when beginning to stitch - which you can't do when mending & starting in the middle of a piece of fabric such as when sewing a patch on in the middle of the fabric & not at an edge. I'm middle aged & a mostly self-taught sewest. I've had a couple individual lessons & then learned more from practice & YT. I didn't take home ec back in H.S. (in the late 70's) because they also taught cooking & I already knew that I hated to cook lol. Hindsight is 20-20; I wish I had taken it because I could have easily gotten through the cooking section & would have LOVED the sewing section & it would have served me very well over the years. Now I'm learning what I can & thoroughly enjoying it.
I think finding a way to anchor a thread tail when doing repairs or starting in the middle of a piece of fabric is one of the hardest parts! I'm so glad my video taught you something. I think it's exciting to learn new skills at any age.
That's a great help; I now know to watch for these three issues. 👍🏼 Thanks
Thanks. This was very helpful.
It’s like your read my mind !
Thanks 😊
Even those of us who aren’t newbies still can have problems. Pretty much it’s because we have either made an error in threading the top thread or haven’t threaded the bobbin correctly! For me, this cures my goofs 100%!
Thank you so much! No other video could explain the issue to me and you were so wonderfully clear in showing exactly what to do ❤
So glad to hear that!
Thank you for sharing! This is the most informative and well explained video I’ve found!
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing. I had thus issue multiple times today. Now I know where I've gone wrong.
Thank you!
You ANGEL! Newbie here who was getting so frustrated. I have a very similar style and vintage of machine and learned so so much, thank you!
Great to hear!
nice sharing!
Reason #1 saved my sanity. Thank you!
Glad to help!
Ah! This explains most of my newbie mistakes. Thanks!
Thank you! Gosh, how I needed this today... part 3 was my issue. Live & Learn 😊
So glad to help!
Thanks . Just got a vintage machine and learning how to operate . Cheers . G.Speight
Oooh, which machine?
Thank you so much. like another viewer, I had thought my belt had broken and was going to repair the machine because it kept stalling. I am a pre-novice lol but your video was so helpful I can now begin to be a novice! Much gratitude.
Happy to hear it!
Your machine is the first that looks similar to mine (ala CZcams tutorials). Thank you for the video. So helpful. New sub!
I love all of my machines, but I have a soft spot for that one! That is the one I bring to class because it's so easy for my students to see what's happening with it.
This was an excellent tutorial, thanks “sew” much😂. I also struggle with tension issues on my 40 year old Singer. I would love some education on the tension after all these years! In future videos🤗
I can definitely talk about tension! I'll add that to my "to do" list.
@@twinsnneedlesI remember being told back in Home Ec in the late 50s never to tough the tension! I still hope not to have to do this😬😬
Goodness! Like I said, you may not need to (very much), but sometimes you do!@@sandybruce9092
Thanks you so much dear ❤well explained ❤❤❤
You're welcome!
Thanks for this help. I have not used a sewing machine for 45 years but someone gave me a sewing machine recently and sure enough it had a few issues. It appears to be brand new but first the hand wheel was stuck and I couldn't figure out why. Turns out it was that the little latch to thread the bobbin was switched to that position and it automatically locks the hand wheel. Three weeks of trying to find that info, 🤣 I finally figured that out yesterday and now the bobbin thread would not pull up. I took it apart (I started that yesterday) and finally today I figured out that the entire thing had been replaced backwards. I now feel a little badly for the original owner because they gave up but now I just might have a working sewing machine that was given to me for free. BTW, the machine was donated and I have no way of knowing who donated it to the agency, which it was then purchased by my friend who gifted it to me because he knew I wanted a sewing machine. Sorry for the long comment but it I'm glad you were here to help me. Thank you!
I am SO GLAD to help! I think a lot of sewing machines out there would run just fine with the kind of TLC you've given yours. Thanks for not giving up on it!
Thank you! I've been struggling today with a project that is slightly hard on the machine in the first place but couple that with not using the same machine and second guessing my infrequent usage of sewing machines. Thank you for explaining exactly what I have been doing wrong 🤘🏼
So happy to help! Every once in a while a machine really does have a major problem (timing gets out of whack, for example, and it really won't sew right), but that is really not very common.
@@twinsnneedles yes for sure. For the most part, it was my settings. I'm still having a slight difficulty getting the bottom stitch correct to my liking but I was able to complete the project and it will be good for as long as i need it. It was vinyl and I just find it tricky stuff.
What a great teacher you are! (From a teacher 😅) x
Thank you! 😃
Thank you so much❤❤
You're welcome!
I was taught to hold my thread ends when starting a new seam, but my new machine has automatic thread cutting and I had to learn something different.
Oh yes! That is a real time-saving feature!
Thanks! For me it was reason 1! I wasn’t holding it. Problem solved
Great!
Hi! im new to sewing and watching this video helped me a lot but i have an issue that may have not been covered in this video.
my sewing machine keeps jamming and forming rats nests under my projects no matter what i do and ive checked my bobbin area to see what the threading process looks like but it looks as if my top thread does not fully circulate, i dont know what the reason for this is and i would like to know if you have any thoughts about it
It sounds like maybe the top thread is getting caught on something in the bobbin area. This can happen when there's been damage to the bobbin case. If you have the manual for your machine, it should tell you how to remove the bobbin case. Once you get it out, feel very carefully on all of its surfaces to see if there are any rough spots. You may be able to polish out rough spots with 2000 grit (or higher) sandpaper, but be very gentle when using that. If that doesn't work, you may need to start the search for a local repair tech to take a look.
I have that double thread problem with my BabyLock Presto 2……also when I start to sew, if I don’t hold my threads I get the mess underneath. I wonder if we pressed the needle up position before starting to sew????? This problem is very annoying.
I always hold onto my threads when I start to sew. Some machines seem to need it more than others, but I really do think most machines sew better when the seam starts out with a little tension on the thread tails. I think keeping the machine "needle up" at the end of each seam might help with your double thread problem, since that's basically what I'm doing manually here.
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My bobbin section is not moving when I turn my wheel..
Is the needle moving, but the bobbin isn't?
I have a treadle machine and a 4 year old that cant keep his hands off my machine. I am CONVINCED he has turned my wheel backward and broken my machine.
Oh yikes! I hope not!