Help -Please
 

This has never happened to me before. I put an empty bobbin in the bobbin winder, pushed the lever down and filled the bobbin with new thread. It stopped, I lifted the lever up, and I cannot pull the bobbin off the bobbin winder. It is a Viking Husqvarna Lily Quilter 545. I thought there was thread wound around the winder, but can't seem to find any. Any suggestions before I take her to the Sewing Machine Doctor?? Please Help.

Did you by any chance fill the bobbin with nylon thread? I did this once on the Viking 555. The heat generated by winding the thread caused the bobbin to secure itself to the spindle...
I had to break the bobbin to remove it...this was what a SM mechanic told me to do. Just be careful not to break the spindle. It breaks a bit easier if you remove some of the thread....I know, what a waste of thread....but better than a service call.

Thanks Susie - I will give it a try. This Board is just wonderful - an answer within 5 minutes!!

Thank goodness it is not a metal bobbin. Those wouldn't break. That's mostly what I have for my vintage Viking and Singer Featherweights.

I did it - I unwound the bobbin and took the bobbin off the spindle, as easy as pie. It's good to know that I need to slow down when filling the bobbin with 100% poly thread. I usually don't buy it, but it was a good deal - little did I know. Thanks again for your help, Susie.

I have a V. too, and I'm glad to know that this can be a problem, and best of all, how to solve it if it happens. Thanks for posting it, Susie, and for answering.

Same issue here w/my Viking. Just slow down and you should be fine.

This happened to me and for some reason the thread was too tightly wound. I jut unwound it and the empty bobbin came right off!

Plastic bobbins will warp over time and not want to come off after being filled. Slowly winding the bobbins is always best. I just unwind the bobbin until I can safely get it off. Don't want to damage the winding mechanism of your machine. I have Vikings also!

Speed is not always good is what my dealer told me. I have a Viking and when filling it with regular thread, the bobbin was hard to remove. She told me to slow down so now I go about half speed if I need to fill a bobbin. For piecing, I purchased prewound bobbins so I don't have so many to fill!! :-) Happy Quilting!