Good day to all. So today, I decided would be the first day on trying to figure out my spouses new sewing machine. A babylock dc. I purchased a spool of red thread from the local target(I know, I know) but just wanted to get a spool to learn with. I got a spool of thread marked from Singer, and it said was for hand or machine sewing. The first thing I do, is follow the instructions on putting the thread on the bobbin.(I guess you call this winding the bobbin) I have had such problems doing this. It seems the thread stops going from the cylinder and gets stuck. Isnt the thread suppossed to continually release easy from the spool? I manually took it in my hand, to unwind some thread, and every few turns, it seems to be sticking, and you need a good tug to get more thread out. I know this sounds crazy, but please tell me what I am doing wrong.
2) And if you dont mind one more question, What speed on the machine should I be using to thread the bobbin. The book doesnt state anything, but I seem to remember in the shop, she used high speed. I left it on the middle speed. So far rounds 1 and 2, machine is leading two rounds to none. Oh, Oh, also, one time when the bobbin started to wind, at first it was doing fine, then the thread went underneath the bobbin, and starting wrapping around underneath the bobbin in the machine. It took me half an hour, to unwind it off the underneath spindle by hand. I was lucky to get it all out. HELP ME < HELP MEMuch regards to all.