rebeljane

Put thread reel on normal place as if sewing, take thread around first anchor point, thread into bobbin, place on winder, loosen wheel then slowly wind thread on for a few rounds and then cut off the piece you are holding, then finish winding bobbin. Tension has nothing at all to do with winding a bobbin as your thread never gets to that part of the process of threading your machine. Hope this is as clear as mud lol

lclang

If you have a manual with your machine look at it to see if it has directions for how to wind the bobbin. If not, find a friend with a Singer machine and ask for help. I hope you are not running the thread through the tension disks as that is not going to work, nor is changing the tension. That is for sewing only. Sounds like you need a real person with some sewing experience to take a look at it and see what is wrong.

coopah

Sometimes the thread from the spool winds under my bobbin rather than on the bobbin even though it began on the bobbin...could this be happening? I hope you find the problem.

OrangeSherbet

My mother's Singer 603E T&S winds the bobbin in place. So, it is necessary to run the thread thru the tension discs. Which Singer machine do you have, Frugalsewer?

dgeskine

I agree with other post about tension settings, when you wind the bobbin, your thread should be just going through a hook and then to the bobbin. What model is your Singer?

roserips

Adjusting the tension has no effect on winding a bobbin and may cause you problems later sewing. What make or model of Singer do you have? You don't want to put the thread up through the center of the bobbin because yes it will break. You run it through the hole in the flange of the bobbin then hold the thread and yes it may break but when it does your bobbin will be mostly full. Hope this helps and enjoy sewing!

Frugalsewer

Dear Dog:

It was a suggestion from a friend at work because I am a beginner sewer. I am trying to teach myself to sew on a singer sewing machine. I always refer to my manual, Youtube is a big help also and online websites. But sometimes the questions I have, the answers aren't easily found. I have had good luck with this site because I get a lot of input from the members. For example, I didn't realize that "old thread" would cause me problems and I also didn't realize that only a certain size bobbin could be wound on my machine. So, I am learning something new every day.

QuiltNGanny

I rent a long arm machine sometimes and use a bobbin winder while there. I had a really hard time the last time I was using the bobbin winder because of the angle at which I was holding the thread. To start the wind I found that starting the winder slowly and holding the thread straight out from the bobbin help. And folks are right, once you get a couple of winds on it that will hold the beginning, you can let the thread break and wind away.

ube quilting

I thread the bobbin and place it on the pin, start the motor and hold the thread that comes out the top or side while it winds. The thread breaks off after a short bit but that is okay you don't need that short thread for anything but getting the bobbin started. As long as the thread winding on the bobbin does not break you are good to go.

You are not doing anything wrong. Your thread tension will not affect the bobbin winder as far as I know but I may not be knowledgeable about your machine. In general I have never heard of a machine that uses the thread tensioner for the bobbin. Anyone?

I think you need not worry about that little thread, in my humble opinion.
peace

EDIT: I read that the winder stops after this top thread breaks. That is unusual. Can you just restart the winding? If your machine has a small lever that you push towards the bobbin right next to the winder and it engages the winder. It may be popping back to its' original position which stops the winding. Bernina has this lever.
It is a guide that stops the bobbin when it is full. If you have one one your machine just re engage it and the winder will start again when you push the foot peddle. Hope this helps you a little.
peace

barny

Frugal, if you put the thread thru the hole from the inside part of the bobbin, pull that thread out 6 or so inches. Then when the bobbin starts to wind it is supposed to break the thread. It would help if you had a picture on here. Before you start [if you have an old Singer] loosen the little wheel on the big wheel on right side of machine.[by holding the big wheel, and turning the small wheel]. When you are finished, tighten the little wheel back up. When you loosen it that is supposed to stop the needle from working up and down. Stay on here until we can help you.