Help please
 

My Singer Simple is giving me problems. It keeps wrapping thread around the bobbin casing. I've adjusted the tension on the top and bottom. Maybe I'm doing it wrong? I'm a beginning beginner so talk like I'm five please, lol.

I would try winding a new bobbin, make sure you are using the correct bobbin, make sure you are putting it in the right way. Others will give you more good suggestions. Good luck and keep us posted on what worked!!

How long have you had the machine? Could it be dirty inside where the bobbin is? I think trying to wind a now bobbin is a good one to try.

Sounds like the thread isn't coming off the bobbin correctly - and it is too late now , but I would never adjust the bobbin tension , that one can be very tricky to get back to where it should be :(

Wind a new bobbin , read the manual to make sure you have it coming off it correctly and through all the little nooks and crannies that bobbins have :) rethread the machine . Also when putting in the bobbin - clean the area really well , you never know when a thread has wondered away from sight :) I use Q tips to reach places I can't see

The very last thing you should have done is adjust the bobbin tension. Chances are high you don't have it threaded right on the top. Unthread and start over making sure you don't miss any of the little loops in the thread path. One of the easiest ones to miss is the last one right above the needle.

I would also make sure that you bobbin when it is finished winding is nice tight and even. If it isn't wound correctly it could be the source of your problem.

To get your tension corrected move up or down using a practice piece before returning to your project.

is it possible that you have the wrong bobbin? If you purchased extras, they look very similar, but they aren't.
Also, another oops that many beginners are guilty of...threading the machine with the pressure foot down. That doesn't allow the thread to get into the tension assemble...it just sits on it. That can cause all kinds of issues in the bobbin case. So, always in the up/open position for threading.

All the above are great suggestions!!! To late now but if you are going to make adjustment in bobbin tension you can take a sharpe and make a tiny little dot where screw is so you can put it back to original setting if needed.

I used this idea after my DD brought her machine to my house one time too many cause it was broke and wouldn't sew. (the tension was off). Great idea and time saver.

is it possible that you got thread jammed from not holding the thread ends when starting to sew? if that happened, it's possible that the bobbin casing or shuttle is not sitting correctly. make sure everything is sitting squarely in its proper place. ask me how i know :o

Good suggestions all. Thank you so much. My mother in law came to help me start up when I first got the machine (a year ago). We had to adjust the bottom tension because it was way too tight. But you are right, I may have jacked it up re doing it. I will try all of this and let you know what happens. Thank you seeeewwww much! :o

Take the bobbin area apart as much as you can even if you have to use a screwdriver. One little snip of thread caught down in there can cause continuous jamming. While you're there, clean it out good and put in a drop of oil unless it's a non oil machine. I'm sure you are holding your threads when you start to sew. BTW, I adjust my bobbins whenever needed.

To re-adjust the tension on the bobbin, put the bobbin in the case as normally as you would to put back in the machine. Hold on to the thread tail and just by the thread you should be able to pick up the bobbin case unit without more thread pulling off the bobbin. Then gently bounce the bobbin unit. A little thread should spool off the bobbin then stop. If no more thread feeds off the bobbin the tension is too tight. This will help re-adjust the tension and get it quite close. It may need a little fine tuning after this which can often be done with the upper tension.

A great suggestion when I was taking a serger course, WRITE DOWN ALL YOUR NORMAL SETTINGS. This way, when you make adjustments for different fabrics/patterns, you have a baseline reference point. I think this makes excellent sense with respect to regular sewing machines as well.

It may be as simple as the bobbin not being seated properly in the bobbin case. Take out the bobbin and reinsert it and make sure it is seated properly. Ask me how I know....lol..Singers are notorious for that.

So I finally got it over to my MIL and I had was missing a step in threading, of all the silly things. Even after looking at the book. Well, that's a rookie mistake and boy am I glad I'm a rookie. Thanks for all your help!

I am glad it was something simple. We all over look the simple things from time to time.