Hello and welcome, from western Nevada! :)

Hello and welcome from Michigan!! Hope you get your snapping thread problem fixed.

Welcome Caroline, from Mississippi,USA,I had a friend that went to Tasmaina on Vacation and brought me some fabric from "Grandma's Craft Shoppe" @ 16 Wilmot Road, Huonville, Tasmania. Are you familar with this shop? The fabric is beautiful 100% cotton. On your machine problem, have you checked the tension and also the bobbin case might have a rough place on it. Hope you enjoy the forum.

Maybe your needle had a burr and when the thread runs through the eye of the needle it cuts the thread. Try changing your needle.

Hi and welcome from North Carolina. I have a pen pal who lives there in Tasmania, Australia. I don't have an answer to your question, but I'm sure someone does here on the board. Everyone here is very helpful. :) :)

Hello and welcome from Pennsylvania :)

Hi from Queensland

Hello and welcome to the board Caroline.

Welcome from Washington State! Try changing both top and bobbin thread. Also try changing the needle and the tension. Otherwise, you may want to take it in for a tune up. Hope you get it figured out so you can get back to sewing.

I recently had the same problem, switched from an all cotton thread to a poly and no more problem. Check to make sure the bobbin is in correctly sometimes that causes problems.