Top Load & Front Load Bobbin Explained

Trish Stuart shows how to load the bobbin, set the tension rod and use the bypass slot for bobbin work.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• front
• bobbin
• top
• load
• embellishment
• sewing

[trishstuart]

oh, one more thing, make sure the thread on the bobbin is going in the right direction., the thread should be coming off of the bobbin spool counterclockwise.

[trishstuart]

oh my, I don't know whether you have a front load or top load bobbin but in either case you have to make sure you get the thread to wind through the tension rods, then leave a 3-4" tail. I recommend you get someone over to help you or take your machine to a local sewing shop and ask for help. It's really hard to diagnose or tell you how to do this over the internet. I would need to see your machine to help. sorry I can't be of help to you!

[trishstuart]

I like both. If you had a prob with top load it may be that the machine timing was lousy because it was so cheap. I have a Viking that is top load and it works great. I also had a Pfaff front load and it worked great but both of these were nice quality... not the top of the line but mid to top line range. I don't know which is "best".. probably what you start out with because it is what you know best. Quality of machine is key.

[trishstuart]

Well, I am horrible at this... I would wind it on the bobbin by hand the same way you do when you load extra heavy thread for bobbin work. I suspect you have to bypass the tension rod in the slot so you don't stretch the elastic as you sew, though. I would go to Threads Magazine and see if there is something there to help answer your question. Sorry I can't help more than this!

[osmenathegreat123]

Hi trish stuart! How to fix a thread breaking in the upper part, when I start sewing the breaks ?

tenx

[trishstuart]

No fun. pull the thread out about 1-2 inches from where it broke. Pull the bobbin thread up from the bottom. Now start where you just pulled up the old bobbin thread and make sure you pull the bobbin thread up one stitch away from the old stitching and then stitch on. It's really not fun. Use a high grade thread in the top if you can. Don't move so fast when sewing that you stress and break the thread. Hope this helps.

[lustyln]

is anyone here

[lustyln]

i also dont know where to set the tension or the stitch length

[lustyln]

my husband got it for me and we were reading thta you need to clean it so he dismanteled it gears and all lol well we had to take it to a specialist and i just never tried it again but thought i would give it a shot again i dont think that i have it incerted right and cant find anything showing me exactly what to do

[lustyln]

i have a singer 30215 and i can not get the bobbin thread up it is not meeting to catch the thread at all

[KMartin730]

Hello....can you show us how to fix the bobbin case when the small "wing" comes off?

(on the same bobbin you are using in the first part of this video)

Thank You

[HungryGuyStories]

Trish, is there any advantage to a top load vs. a front load bobbin. I bought a cheap sewing machine with a top load bobbin, and it keeps jamming. So I then bought a good Singer machine with a front load bobbin and it works much more reliably, though it's more complex to set up. Your thoughts?