Ok, I had the needle in correctly. Re-threaded the machine, got the bobbin all set, and threaded through the two slits as shown in the manual, and still .... nothing. My husband of course, is still having a field day with this because of my gloating yesterday. I NEED to get this fixed! I can't let him "win", LOL.
Here are some pics, how I threaded the bobbin, and pics of the bobbin itself. Maybe when I took things apart to clean it (it was literally clogged with material), I broke something, or didn't put something back in correctly. The spring thing that faces the front had a wad of fabric completely entwined in it (had to remove it to get all the material out). Is that my problem? Not sure what that spring does, maybe I messed something up with that? Whatever help you can offer, as always, is greatly appreciated!
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Front of bobbin
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Sideview
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From the backside
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Starting to thread (pic is sideways; the thread is held out to the left), just about to round the first "slot"
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Through first "slot", going to round the second one
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Finished threading, ready to put cover on.