Does anyone use a Singer bobbin threader?
 

I bought a Singer bobbin threader at WalMart the other day. It works by battery or electric. What a great idea! The only problem is that my machines won't sew when I use a bobbin threaded with it. Tried it on both my FWs and my 201.

Does anyone else have a bobbin threader and am I just doing something wrong when I thread the bobbins?

AZKat,

We use a Wrights Sidewinder bobbin winder. It works great. We've used it on every machine that it fill bobbins for and never had a problem.
I'm unfamiliar with the Singer winder, so I can't give you any advice. Did it come with instructions?

And, why is it your machines won't sew with bobbins wound with machine? Is it tension problems or ... ?

To use ours all we do is put a spool of thread on the spool peg, run the thread through the guide to the tension, around the tension to the bobbin. There is a little flipper switch that controls when the winder shuts off so all we do is push the start button and wait for it to do it's thing.

Joe

Joe,

That exactly how this one works. I was using the battery. I wonder if it doesn't thread the bobbin tight enough using the battery. The stitching was just plain lose. I tried playing with the tension but that didn't help. Went back to a bobbin threated by sewing machine and they both worked fine.

We have noticed that when the batteries on this one get low it slows down a lot. So we try to keep fresh batteries in it. Try new batteries, it might help. Does yours have an AC adapter? If so give it a try. If it turns faster it might tighten up the thread.

Joe

I found I couldn't use the bobbin winder with Bottom Line thread or any bobbin thread. It winds too fast and I get a rats nest on the bobbin. I have to use the machine where I can control the speed.

I used the bobbin winder without any problem. When I got my Vintage White machine that winds bobbins as you sew, I gave it to my best friend.

I almost always use a bobbin wonder. The bobbins work in all the machines...newer or vintage. I got tired of trying to remember all the different types of machine bobbin winders, and the Brother SE 350 winder broke pretty quickly.

I use the Sidewinder for bobbins for a FW, 301, 401, Viking 21 and have had no problems

I love the Sidewinder. I would be so lost without it.

I have a sidewinder but can't use it on my Viking machines because they wind the thread in a different direction than most machines do. I can use it on my Kenmore and it works great. I also have a lot of old metal bobbins that I wind thread on to take with me in my traveling sewing case for appliquing on the go.