Originally Posted by Celeste
Originally Posted by miriam
Originally Posted by Celeste
Okay everybody, I found me a beige 301A longbed on Craigslist for $100, with the foot pedal, case and the bobbin case. Drove from the San Jose area to San Francisco to get it. (About 60 miles.) First time on my own and I'm not too proud to admit I just kept getting lost. Found the pickup spot after a missed exit, (I had directions off of mapquest), but afterwards.... you'd think I'd never been there (or driven there), before! Left home about 2:30pm and got back around 6:30pm.
So now I've got her out and found a youtube to explain how to wind the bobbin. I cannot get the silver thing to move towards me to disengage it. Any advise, please?
Which silver 'thing' do you mean?
Oops, sorry, I was using the video's terminology. in the middle of the wheel on the right side of the machine that, when turned by hand moves the needle up and down.
So hold onto the handwheel with your left hand and grab the silver wheel with your right. Hold the big wheel firm and turn the silver wheel toward you. It should release with some pressure. That allows the bobbin to wind without the needle going up and down. Reverse the process to sew.