Sarangeline

Hello!
I recently inherited my grandmother's sewing machine and have been trying to figure out its intricacies in hopes of starting off on some sewing adventures of my own.
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​​​​​Though I'm finding that despite following the manual as best I can for setting up the thread, the trial stitches on the bottom of a piece of fabric aren't placing but are leaving an excess tangle of thread. I took a class, but the instructor could not work with my older machine.
Is it that the tension is off with the bobbin? It's a self-winding machine, but it seems to wind the bobbin rather loosely. Any information or insight on how to fix this problem would be so greatly appreciated!

Joe Ayres

I have had an issue like that, only to find that I missed threading the needle. Double check Pages 24-26 of the manual. Is the thread properly in the tension disks?
Just a thought...

OurWorkbench

Welcome to QB, Sarangeline. It seems like some of these machines that have the in-place bobbin winders can be tricky. It seems like that sometimes the bobbin winding button is at fault. When I was looking for something that may help you, I noted what was called an bobbin winding actuating cam was for several machines, including the 758. I found a thread that might be helpful, particularly the ones by thepolyparrot at Need help with Singer touch & sew zigzag model 758 There is mention of making sure that the needle is properly threaded. I also know that when winding a bobbin that one should go at a slow to moderate consistent speed. On page 37 of the manual found at https://www.manualslib.com/manual/58...page=37#manual it talks about the tensions and adjustments.

Perhaps a picture of the stitches might help. We like pictures. In order to post pictures on Quilting Board, you will probably need to reduce or compress the picture to a file size that is smaller than 2MB. How to post images can be found at https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...020-01-17-.pdf
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I have found that only the big red "Reply" button or "Quote" work to give me the paper clip icon to work for adding pictures.
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Some additional info regarding reducing images at post #4 and images for the scroll and upload button can be found at #5 of quilt block ID?

Or simply - Make sure pictures are smaller than 2MB
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