Originally Posted by
Pat M.
Do you hold the thread for a bit while winding it? What I mean is to have some sticking out of the bobbin slot or side of the bobbin while winding.
Yup! I hold it - it's generally fine for the first part of winding and doesn't start having issues until about midway through winding. Need to sew some additional cloth masks tonight and will need a new bobbin so I will try both going slower and/or using the top spool. Thanks all for the help - I so appreciate this forum and am so glad to have found the silver lining of my daughter killing our Janome/to be using my grandmothers beloved machine!