barbo117

Wow, never thought about it, but that explains perfectly how a sewing machine works . Very cool!

joyce888

I never knew! So cool, thanks!

mighty

That is awesome, thanks.

aronel

Thank You - I never would have figured it out. Very interesting!

Feathers-N-Fur

http://home.howstuffworks.com/sewing-machine2.htm
If you want a little more info, this is where I saw this animation before. There are a couple others there as well.

pacquilter

Thank you for this link, Feathers-n-Fur!

cannyquilter

Thanks, will show this to my grandaughter she is just beginning to sew and she will love knowing how the machine works.

bmanley

Thanks, I keep looking at this also. Neat.

Nanaquilts44

Thanks for posting this! I never really think about how it works just glad that it does.

quiltingcandy

That is very interesting and explains why it is so important to put the bobbin in the right way.