Originally Posted by
BellaBoo
I have never seen a machine tech or repairman put thread through the hole on any bobbin to wind. Never seen a machine dealer do it either.
I just looked up my instruction manual and it says to wind a few times and hold thread to start and then use the thread cutter on the bobbin winder to cut tail of thread. Both my Viking and Brother say to do it that way. Just checked my Viking bobbin (plastic) and there is no hole. I have been sewing for 40 years and have never heard of putting the thread through the hole of the bobbin even when I had metal bobbins.