My featherweight is here, but...
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My featherweight is here, but...
Hi All,
My featherweight is here, and she looks good, but she wasn't threaded... I threaded her and put in the bobbin, but when I tried to pull up the bobbin thread, the upper thread got wound around the bobbin mechanism... and it doesn't pull out easily, and I don't want to yank it out - any suggestions? I've removed the bobbin case, and the thread is caught in the base somehow.
Thanks!
My featherweight is here, and she looks good, but she wasn't threaded... I threaded her and put in the bobbin, but when I tried to pull up the bobbin thread, the upper thread got wound around the bobbin mechanism... and it doesn't pull out easily, and I don't want to yank it out - any suggestions? I've removed the bobbin case, and the thread is caught in the base somehow.
Thanks!
#6
Both my feather weights, when received, didn't sew quite right. I looked into the bobbin case, and yup.. Thread wrapped all around! With patience and tweezers and little scissors, it finally all came out. The mechanisms are tough so a little tugging shouldn't hurt them.
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Patience is the key, but in addition to the above I have used a long hand sewing needle to carefully pic out wound up thread.
And if you can't get it out this way, go here: { http://thefeatherweight221factory.com/page10.php } for instructions to take the bobbin assembly apart just far enough to clear the thread jam. Look down at the big red arrow on the bottom and click on the thread jam link.
Joe
And if you can't get it out this way, go here: { http://thefeatherweight221factory.com/page10.php } for instructions to take the bobbin assembly apart just far enough to clear the thread jam. Look down at the big red arrow on the bottom and click on the thread jam link.
Joe
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Location: Mechanicsville, IA
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Patience is the key, but in addition to the above I have used a long hand sewing needle to carefully pic out wound up thread.
And if you can't get it out this way, go here: { http://thefeatherweight221factory.com/page10.php } for instructions to take the bobbin assembly apart just far enough to clear the thread jam. Look down at the big red arrow on the bottom and click on the thread jam link.
Joe
And if you can't get it out this way, go here: { http://thefeatherweight221factory.com/page10.php } for instructions to take the bobbin assembly apart just far enough to clear the thread jam. Look down at the big red arrow on the bottom and click on the thread jam link.
Joe
#10
Thread gets caught in the bobbin area all the time on these babies. It only takes a quarter inch of thread to put them at a standstill. What most often causes the problem is trying to remove the work with the take up lever NOT being all the way up.
So, make sure your machine is properly threaded (needle threads from right to left) and make sure the take up lever is in the 'full upright position' before starting or stopping sewing.
So, make sure your machine is properly threaded (needle threads from right to left) and make sure the take up lever is in the 'full upright position' before starting or stopping sewing.
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