Originally Posted by MommaDorian
Originally Posted by donnalynett
I just looked at the picture again....it does not appear to me the thread has been threaded through the bobbin take-up. Looks to me like it is just winding off the bobbin and coming up through the needle plate. I don't know what brand machine you have and I may not be seeing this correctly so I may be way off base.
Bobbin take up? I'm still learning all the parts to my machine and my manual is absolutely NO help. I have a Brother CS-6000i
The bobbin rests in a well, thre is usually a slot that guides the thread into a little groove that causes the thread to pull against a flat piece of metal that tends to be like a spring, that creates the bobbin tension. A lot of those Brothers have little plastic plates on top that you just guide the threads through and it automatically sets the bobbin up to feed the thread properly. I am curious it sounds as if this is a new machine, have you contacted the dealer to help you with these issues that you don't see in the manual? Usually dealers include some helpful instruction on the parts and use of the sewing machine as part of the purchase. :)