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I have the Disney Brother that does small embroideries, just because I love Mickey!! I have been using this $500 machine for 6 years to take to Fl in the winter. It still works pretty good. I have a Viking diamond and a couple of other Vikings, They are my true loves...but too big for me to travel with. I notice that when I clean my brother I sometimes have trouble making it stitch right. My problem has been that the hickey thing that holds the bobbin was not exactly in the right place. I have had this happen a couple of times. I just remove it and replace it correctly....sometimes a few times until it works again! I am going to feel real bad when she quits....she has lots of features in a very small body. Great for small spaces. Good luck with your machine. Carol

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Originally Posted by sananddandy (Post 5422056)

Looking at your picture, the bobbin loads like mine. You do not have to pull the bobbin thread to the top. You just wrap it around the way the directions show, with the thread going the correct direction and cut it at the end with the built in cutter. I use a starter piece to eliminate the bunching of the thread when I begin sewing.

I agree! The pic shows the same as my machine.
You don't pull the thread up. You just follow the diagram and you're good to go.

[QUOTE=Buckeye Rose;5421743]Unfortunately, the inexpensive Brother/Singer machines that you can buy off the shelf at a store like Walmart are not designed to last long,

I have a Brothers Project Runway CE-5000PRW that I paid around $160 for and use it for piecing all my quilts. I purchased it because I needed something portable to take to classes as my Babylock Ellegante embroidery machine was tooooo heavy. This little machine is a work horse. I've had it about 2 yrs and sew just about every day. I doubt I'll ever buy another $7,000 embroidery machine (cheap by todays new machines), but I'd sure not hesitate to buy another Brothers off the shelf at Walmart. Just MHO.

Viv

I have a CS6000I and love it, never given me a problem. This is my third Brother machine. You should buy from a local dealer, so you warranty is good. Take it into a Brother dealer and see what they say.

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Originally Posted by Grandma Mary (Post 5425949)

I agree! The pic shows the same as my machine.
You don't pull the thread up. You just follow the diagram and you're good to go.

I got really excited about this advice, but alas, it is not working for me. This photo shows what happens 90% of the time, no matter what I try to do to set it up correctly, and shows how the thread is drawing from the wrong "part" of the bobbin (i.e., not crossing over). I can haul it to a Brother store once again, tho they did not sell it to me. Don't know what else to do.

Call the customer service number. They are extremely nice and helpful. I have dealt with them a few times and they address your question and even address a couple others that many people call in about. Very pleasant experience!

I too bought a Brother cs6000i from Wal-Mart and after about 1 1/2 years the timing went out. Long story short it (according to Brother dealer) would continue to do this. Was too expensive to keep repairing so gave up on it. I did buy a new Brother from a different dealer and its exact same machine but have never had any problems with it yet. I still use my old trusty Singer for most of my sewing but like to switch off to the Brother and give "Betsy" a rest.

I have 3 Brothers and they all work fine. The oldest one is 17 years old and still runs fine. Maybe you just got a lemon.

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Originally Posted by Lee in Richmond (Post 5421667)

Several months ago I bought an inexpensive Brother machine to replace my dying old Pfaff. It took me a while to like the new one at all, but it turned out the upper tension inside the machine is off, so compensating for that helped. The only problem I cannot seem to get over is the bobbin take-up.

A technician at my LQS showed me what the bobbin area should look like, how the thread end should cross over the inserted bobbin and then come up thru the plate. (Please forgive if these are not the right words.) When I need to insert a new bobbin I often have to take it back out and try over and over again, sometimes a dozen times, before it [the thread end] stays in the right place long enough to sew. And then it sometimes slips "out" in the middle of a seam, at which point it begins that looping nonsense on the underside.

Long, long story to this point, but the question is: Have you had this problem, and have you found a "cure"?

The thread has to sort of 'click' into the tension guide in the bobbin. It isn't enough to just place it in right side up, you need to make sure it slips under the little 'finger looking' guide and has tension on it when you pull the thread. I'm not sure which Brother you are using but that's sort of a 'generic' explanation if that helps at all.

I too have a Brother/Laura Ashley NX2000 machine (which I don't consider inexpensive) and have had issues with the bobbin/bobbin case. I've had the machine 14 months and am on my third bobbin case (1st came with machine and somehow it got a broken hook - don't know how I did that; 2nd got burrs on the outer edge - probably from unnoticed bent needle since there were needle scars on the top of the case - says my tech.)
I used a walking foot to quilt a lap size with a cotton batting. The tech was quite convinced that I force-fed through the feed dogs.
Been sewing for 50 years with Singer/Viking/Elna and now Brother/Laura Ashley, Janome embroidery, and Elna serger so I'm not new to the rodeo but sure am new to replacing bobbin cases!