Originally Posted by
jammyster
My 301a machine was working fine for the 3 weeks that I have had it. Even filled up the bobbin a couple times. The third time in filling up the bobbin, I started getting a problem. First I was having a problem with the bobbin not staying in the bobbin mechanism. (Found out it was too full). Then I found it was threaded wrong caused by the thread whiplashing. So now I have the thread getting stuck in the bobbin mechanism every time. What is going on?
Originally Posted by
Patricia M.
There should be a few free manuals on line that you can download, I went to ISMACS to get mine. Have you cleaned the bobbin area and under the needle plate? Clean the bobbin case, maybe a few drops of oil in the bobbin area. Best I can say is get a manual and read it.
Originally Posted by
NJ Quilter
Sounds like perhaps when you were having your whiplashing problem a tiny bit of thread got stuck somewhere. Look in there with a flashlight both from the side where you insert the bobbin case as well as from the top (remove the cover plate). You can try using tweezers to remove any stuck bits. I've been surprised in the past thinking I'd removed every little piece and found some pesky bit still stuck. Amazing the havoc those little bits can cause.
Do you have a manual? Is this your only machine? You might want to download manual for the 221 as it uses the same type of bobbin area parts.
http://www.singerco.com/support/instruction-manuals
http://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_mach...e-manuals.html
As mentioned in above quotes and this thread, there is probably another thread or lint somewhere in that area that needs to be removed. See also
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...m-t269179.html
I have found that when the bobbin gets wound too full, it is generally wound
too loose. Did you make sure the thread was seated correctly between the tension discs (on bed of machine) while winding the bobbin? I would suggest taking thread off bobbin and
rewind the bobbin, making sure it is even and correct tension -Not too loose, Not too tight, Not uneven.
Something else that might cause thread jams is that the presser foot is not lowered and/or not enough pressure. Have you messed with anything else while trying to get it to sew?
Take a deep breath. Make sure everything is cleaned (no thread bits or lint) and is threaded correctly and the thread is "seated" correctly both top and bottom. There is an old saying - "When all else fails -- read the directions" LOL
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.