Originally Posted by
Frugalsewer
I am having problems winding the bobbin. I am a beginner sewer. When I try to use the plastic bobbin, I find that the thread that I put through the middle that comes out on top of the bobbin and also the part you are supposed to "hold" when winding the bobbin breaks off when I am trying to wind the bobbin. I have had more problems trying to wind the metal bobbins. I have tried every tension number to get the bobbin to wind and am still having troubles. I have a Singer sewing machine and have read the directions over and over and over again. Can anyone here help me please. I really need help with this as I live alone and have nobody else to ask. I would appreciate any suggestions given. Thank Again. Frugalsewer.
You are doing the same thing that I do with the metal bobbins for my Singers. Once the tread breaks when I hold it, I just let it continue to wind. The one thing that I have found with new bobbins is that they maybe too big for the bobbin case.
Another problem is that you may be winding the bobbin too tight. I have started using a separate bobbin winder and that problem is gone.
Good luck.