Bobbin question

Here is a stupid question. On reading the instructions that came with machine for winding a bobbin with thread, it doesnt mention anything but winding the thread two or three times around the bobbin, before automatic winding. I was watching someone on you tube, with a similar machine, and they stick the thread, through the hole in the bobbin first. Am I doing something wrong? Please tell me the correct way. 2) Also, according to my machine directions, you know when the bobbin is wound, because you will hear and see, the winding become slower, and then you should stop it., but in almost every video I see, the bobbin, comes to a complete stop on its own, when its wound, whats up with this?

Thanks for all the informative answers you have bestowed upon me in the past, and for this series of basic questions. I have named my wife machine "Dehliah",(pronounced deal-yah) and have painted her name on the side in a nice script. I like to be on a personal relationship with all my machines, so when I talk to them, they will know who I am talking to.

Much regards Jerry

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J.Lef
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What machine? On my 1960 Singer, I put the end of the thread through the small hole nearest the center of my bobbins, and hold it for the first few rotations, then cut it off. As the bobbin fills with thread a little "V" shaped piece of metal forces the bobbin winder away from the flywheel and automatically stops the rotations when the bobbin is full.

HTH,

Beverly

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BEI Design

I guess it's machine dependent, but most bobbins have a hole close to the centre where you can feed through the thread. As Beverley has said, it's normal to pull a few inches through, and hold it until the bobbin has a few turns on it. I tend to merely place a finger tip on top of the bobbin to hold the thread - it does get quite twisted and I just snip off the little bit of waste thread.

Again machine dependent but in most cases you have to move a small lever across to actually get the bobbin to wind. This lever sets tangentially just inside the cheeks of the bobbin and acts as a sensor to stop the winding when the bobbin is full. Purely persoanl preference, but I wait for the bobbin sensor lever to stop the winding. I always stop just before the bobbin is completely full.

I did email you a few days ago; if it's any use to you, I came across a very clever little gif image that gives a beautifully clear illustration of how a sewing machine actually forms the interlocking stitches. This is a non-binary NG so I can't post it here.

p.s. Kate, if you happen to read this, and realising that you do some teaching, wondered if it might be of use to you.....

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The Wanderer

This is good:

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Pogonip

Some bobbins have holes, some don't. If you have holes, poke the thread through one, wind a little, then snip the tail off so it doesn't get caught.

Either way is correct, depending on the type of bobbin. I use both, with different bobbin types.

These days most machines have an automatic stop, so that the bobbin stops winding when the machine thinks it is full.

You're welcome. Mine often get names too. :)

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Kate XXXXXX

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