Interesting about the bobbin genies ... I haven't noticed a problem with the thread feeding from the bobbin case. However, I have had problems loading bobbins, NEW bobbins, several of them. I've bought new packs and had one or two of the four bobbins refuse to spin on the loading post because the center of the bobbin leans, rather than being perpendicular to the flat circular parts of the bobbin. Is there any fix for this, or are "bent" bobbins a lost cause? I should have returned them to the store, I guess, but it took me a bit to realize it was the bobbins, rather than my machine.