Plz help - can't bobbin wind my new Singer XL

If I'm not understanding your problem, sorry! It sounds to me like you are attempting to use the "endless bobbin winder" feature with the "regular" bobbin? Can't be done. You have to use the special bobbin with the tiny gear underneath. And be sure there is *no thread* caught in the center/axel of the bobbin. AND follow the threading instructions *exactly*, using the gray plastic guide, to lead the endless bobbin *thread* into the proper thread path. It takes (or at least for me it took) several attempts to get the bobbin thread properly inserted in all the little guides, but once you do it right, the re-winding of the "endless bobbin" is a terrific feature. You might want to wander over to alt.sewing.mach-embroider, that group has many very experienced machine embroidery participants. Or, e-mail me at beidesign [at] comcast dot net to take this off group.

HTH,

Beverly, who loves the XL5000, but struggled at first getting the endless bobbin to wind properly.

Thanks for your reply. No, I was trying to use the endless bobin with my embroidery and I did figure out what went wrong. There is a small metal area in the spare bobbin thread area and I had read the manual and watched the movie but it wasn't clear enough for me to see that not only was my thread supposed to go behind it and up but that it also needed to go in between two metal parts! I figiured it out only by trying to do it wrong! Silly isn't it! I seem to be okay now although I tend to still have tension issues and the automatic threaders also don't seem to always thread completely wen I am switching colors during embroidery, but last night I did complete a two color flower, which I was pretty excited about! Thank you so much HTH!

OK, glad I didn't just add to your problem! ;-)

The manual which came with my XL5000 is absolutely, without question, the most poorly written d____d thing I've ever had to deal with! I don't know why, with a machine in this price range they couldn't have had the thing proofed by someone fluent in English *and* sewing. And don't even get me started on the manual which is provided with the PSW 2.0a software package... I swear, it was translated into Korean from the original Greek, and then into English by someone proficient in Spanglish. ;-þ

Be sure you are threading the left-hand thread into the "A" route (rear), and the right hand one into the "B" route (front). I haven't used the auto changing feature, since I always baby-sit the machine while I'm embroidering, so I'm not sure what issue there may be with the auto thread-changer.

You're welcome! (BTW, "HTH" = Hope That Helps. I'm "Beverly".) ;->

Do ask if you run up against other problems. I've only been using my machine for about a year, so I'm no expert, but I do love the danged thing!

Beverly