What do you do when your bobbin winder stops working?`
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Never had that happen...I can hear the motor running, but it barely turns the bobbin. Machine is a Brother 3500xl, not very old really.
Second question: Can you use an embroidery machine to straight stitch? Like, could I dust off the one that I've never used and make that my main machine?
Second question: Can you use an embroidery machine to straight stitch? Like, could I dust off the one that I've never used and make that my main machine?
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My old Singer won't wind bobbins so I bought a Sidewinder. I love it. I wind bunches of bobbins and have them ready ahead of time. Before the Sidewinder I just used the bobbin winder on a different machine.
Second question: I have no idea
Second question: I have no idea
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[quote=Rebecca VLQ]Never had that happen...I can hear the motor running, but it barely turns the bobbin. Machine is a Brother 3500xl, not very old really.
Can you push the winder over toward the handwheel? Sounds like it is not firmly against the wheel mechanism.
Can you push the winder over toward the handwheel? Sounds like it is not firmly against the wheel mechanism.
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Did you try a different bobbin on the winder? I've discovered recently that all bobbins are not created equally even if they all came out of the package that says it is the right size for my machine. If the center is to big it will not hold on the winder.
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Hmmm....
Well, I slid the bobbin post back and forth and tried it a couple times, tried to push it more toward the hand wheel, tried to help it along with my finger.
Have NOT tried to change bobbins...it is securely on the post, no slippage there. I've only got the three (clear) ones that I rotate through...seems like just last month I chucked all the ones that "didn't go with" my machine. Oh, the irony.
The embroidery machine is A Brother 350. Off to google the specs on THAT...
Well, I slid the bobbin post back and forth and tried it a couple times, tried to push it more toward the hand wheel, tried to help it along with my finger.
Have NOT tried to change bobbins...it is securely on the post, no slippage there. I've only got the three (clear) ones that I rotate through...seems like just last month I chucked all the ones that "didn't go with" my machine. Oh, the irony.
The embroidery machine is A Brother 350. Off to google the specs on THAT...
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