I have thread it correct and it wont grab the under thread so what the heck is wrong?????????

I wanna sew and i wann sew NOW,lol :oops:

did you redo the bobbin?

sometimes rethreading top and bottom helps - even when I think I have them both correctly done

yeah i have done 5 times already.

i have singer tradition btw a 2250 or 2259

did you attempt to sew on 1 layer of fabric?

sometimes the quilt sandwich is too thick and the top thread doesn't make it all the way down to catch the bobbin thread.

i've had this happen with double thickness batting and super heavy thread.

did you just load a bobbin? If so you might not have pushed the button back in for sewing!

I've done that before.

i havent use this machine very much yet, its very new.

i havent quilted yet with it, my attempt now wasb just on a piece of fabric to try first.
i have managed the first time i tried it to get it working though

check your needle , take it out nd put it back in . it might be in a bit too far.

Are you threading it with your presser foot up?

What kind of machine is it?

Tried that now, didnt change anything:(

so sorry, sunnyhope, only thing I can think of is to get out the manual and read it, there should be a trouble shooting chapter in it! :(

Make sure your bobbin holder is snapped in correctly?

i think it is,, its way mum thought me anyway, i cant find the manul but i m sure there is one online,

i mite wait until 2morrow, get my mum too have a look and if she cant fix it i will take it back to the shop and if they dont have new one for me i ll ask for my money back, i did see a place in town where i could buy a reasnoble priced one.

as much as i want a proper quilting one i just cant afford one.
if anyone has recomomandations for not pricy machines plz write them here and i will write those names down and take with me to the shop on monday.

Pull out the intruction book...at the back of the book the new Singer machines have a trouble shooting page...are you sure that you didn't put the bobbin in backwards? Sometimes that is the issue...

Just read that you don't have the book...go to singer.com they should have info on your machine.........

how on earth can u put it in backwards?

My first thought when I read your problem was that you might have something in the bobbin case..i.e a dust bunny or a little bit of thread. To check this, take the bobbin out and run your sewing machine brush around the bobbin case.

Otherwise...
When that problem happens to me, I redo everything. I re-thread the top; re-thread the bobbin in the bobbin case, change the needle. Make sure that the thread coming from the top goes into each and every guide it is suppose to go into.


Make sure that the bobbin thread is entering the bobbin case in the right way... example, I had put my bobbin into the bobbin case with the thread unwinding clockwise and with machine I was using, the thread is suppose to unwind counterclockwise.

Good luck.

I have more than once put the bobbin in wrong with the thread going in the wrong direction, i.e. clockwise instead of counter clockwise for my machine.

I don't know if your machine is a drop in bobbin or industrial style which is up right. If the thread is feeding from the wrong direction, it can affect the machine operation.

Is your needle in the correct way? I just had a flub with my machine and I had the needle in backwards. It kept cutting the thread.

needle is correct way, it must be somthing with the bobbin i think but it is the rite way(clockwise as it says)

i v never had these problems on my mums old sewing machine :cry:

its really bigging me this, i mean its a brand new sewing machine and u shouldnt be struggeling like this with a new machine should u?
it kinda makes me go arghhh why should i bother sewing at alll when i m just experiancing problems :cry: :cry: :cry:

Some times we need to shut the machine off and come back to it in a couple of hours, rethread it, take the bobbin out and put it back in...and the machine will work fine...have you tried a new needle?? If they get bent just a little it would also cause this problem.

Having the needle in backward can cause sewing problems like you mentioned. Tighten all the screws. Sorry you are having trouble with a new machine, but those are the ones that cause us most difficulty because we do things that we THINK we should do like the old machine, but the new machine has new rules! Find out what it wants. :?

I have a singer and my bobbin runs counterclockwise

Usually when mine doesn't pick up the bobbin thread its due to the needle...it may be brand new out of the package, but it can still be bad. When I replace the needle...viola'...it works.

I've also put the bobbin in backwards...I've also tried to sew without shutting the bobbin door...those don't work too well :oops:

i checked the manual online

My machine did this at a class. I was about to toss it in the dumpster. At home it sewed perfectly fine. I took it back to class and it would not pick up the bobbin thread! DH finally figured it out, the machine was not getting enough power from the socket I had it plugged into. I was using an extension cord with a few other things plugged into the same socket. The machine would run and look and sound like it was sewing but it wasn't. I plugged it into one socket, no extension cord and it sewed fine at class.

wow, bellaboo, never thought of that, thanks, good to know! :D

will check tht out in the morning as well as re thread the whole thing, now i m to tired and my body i as aching to much to move, it hurts enough moving arms and fingers to be honest :-)

I've had many a frustrating day over the 45 years I've been sewing. Usually it's a simple problem and I have a good laugh at myself when I finally figure it out. When I'm tired and cranky is when my machines have especially acted up. I think they lie in wait for that day. LOL
Hope you find the solution soon.

I have a fairly new machine and I got it out to sew. Same problem. Mine was the bobbin. Had it in backwards. As soon as I fixed that, after some not so nice words, it worked like a dream.

If you thread the needle in the wrong direction this will happen too. I didn't read every word of every reply but I thought I would mention this. I have threaded one of mine left to right when it was supposed to go right to left.

I see I'm not the only one having sewing machine problems . :mrgreen: Is yours a singer sew simple ? That's what I have and it is a big headache ! Handwheel sticks and won't move , fiddle with it , say a few bad words . Oops . Did my registration for warranty online and it go lost ! They have no record of it , so my warranty is no good ! The front of the machine is so big I can't see good to satin stitch my applique . Who designs these machines ? Unhappy in Va . Annie

I recently had a whole package of needles that wouldn't pick up the bobbin thread, Changed to a different package and wa la worked just fine. It was almost as if the needles were too short.

I really hope you can get her going soon....sometimes they can be so persnickety...and sometimes I think they just want us to practice using "new" words.. :roll:

its very basic yes, its a singer 2250, think in usa its 80 dollars

i m in norway thou, i m gonna tale it to the shop monday or tuesday, justneed to find the recepit :oops:

I am so sorry you are having trouble with your new machine. I hope the shop can find out what is wrong. This is just so wrong having trouble getting a new machine to work. I would watch real close when they check it out just in case it is something that happens again, you might be able to fix it yourself. Good Luck!

uh-oh, machine-acide! hang on, sweetie, I'm sure, someone will have a good idea. I'm just not very mechanical, but I love to be supportive.
Hope something you find here works for you. :D

Hope you are able to get it fixed on Monday - maybe it is Monday there already!

not yet, its the middle of the night and i should be asleep,lol

Was your new machine running well in the store? If it was, chances are you are just overlooking some small little detail.

Oh yes. More than once I have hauled my machine to the repairman and have found that it was something as simple as the needle on backwards or the machine threaded wrong. And the more frustrated you get, but more difficult it will be to see your mistake.

i didnt get a chance trying it in the store as it wasnt a proper sewing machie shop or anything like that