Sewing Machine Needle Not Catching Bobbin Thread

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Noteable

You've been given allot of viable solutions to your problem and I'm sure you've found an answer by now but if not. You mentioned the machine was working fine and now its not which means you didn't change the existing needle right? We can sometimes through desperation create havoc for the critter (machine). Sometimes a problem may not rear its ugly head until you've been sewing for awhile. In our zest and zeal to solve the problem compound it. If you changed your needle check the position. Did you buy a different brand of needle? They are not all the same length. Were you pulling or tugging on the machine to get the fabric through? Did you try pulling the levers apart that house the casing for your bobbin to see that there is no obstruction? Have you cleaned the lint from the machine and oiled it? Were you sewing by a metal part and chipped the needle as in by a zipper that kind of thing? Did you change threads?

Some machines (critters) getting into the Halloween thing) refuse to sew with economy thread. Did the button got turned to darning? If the machine stopped sewing it probably has something stopping it from going down and could be any of the above mentioned responses from the helpful answers people gave. Sometimes you just have to walk away for awhile. I sew professionally and sometimes you just need to walk away. My boss and I have a theory if we are going to send the machine to the shop for repairs then it will really need it. I personally have 3 sewing machines because they can be persnickety. I purchased one at a yard sale for $5.00 and brought it to be overhauled. $45.00 later I have another fallback so when one decides to be obstinate I use the other. A lot of the times while using another machine I figure out the solution to my dilemma with my regular machine. I hope this solves your problem if not leave me a message and I will try and help further if I can.

By

sleepygrandma

You may also check to make sure your needle is turned properly. I had this problem not too long ago. I had replaced the needle and tightened it in not realizing I had not set it in the slot properly. I redid it and it has worked well ever since.

By

lindal

Try changing the needle for a new one. I don't know why but this usually works for me.

By

louel53

Sewing machines can be frustrating. Easy things to try, re-thread the machine and the bobbin. Be sure the bobbin thread is reasonably long (about4 inches). Be sure the needle is threaded from the correct side. Check your settings to see that you have everything on the correct setting. See if you have tightened up the knob or dial or whatever you have that enables you to thread your bobbin; you now have to have it back on the "sew" setting. Try changing the needle. If none of this works, find someone you know who sews, and get them to come over and have a look at your machine. Often it is an easy fix. Also check for loose threads stuck in the teeth or down in the bobbin case.

If redhatterb's suggestion doesn't work, you might have the bobbin turned the wrong direction. Also, try removing the top thread and rethreading the sewing machine.

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redhatterb

When I have that problem, I have found it works to hold the thread in the needle to the left while you put the needle down to pick up the bobbin thread. Sometimes it is still hard to see if the bobbin thread has come up and when that happens I take a darning needle and run it under the pressure foot and the bobbin thread is there, just needed a little help for me to see it and straighten it out.

While sewing, I jammed some fine fabric in the bobbin trace. Instead of taking it apart, as I should have done, I gently pulled and pulled until it came out. However, now the bobbin thread will not be picked up by the needle and brought to the surface.