Bobbin holder not spinning

18 years ago

Is it possible for me too fix this? I have an old JCPenny machine, it sews but when I put the bobbin on the bobbin spool on top of the machine it won't spin the thread onto the bobbin. I hope I made that clear. LOL

Thanks

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peggy555

18 years ago

My bobbin winder quit working on my old singer machine, and it couldn't be fixed. I found and bought a separate bobbin winder called a side winder and it's wonderful! You can purchase at your local fabric store, ebay or on the web. It runs around $25. Hope this helps

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cmc_97
18 years ago
This may seem like a silly question, but did you disengage the clutch before you tried to wind the bobbin?

You know, hold the outside of the hand wheel still and turn the inside hand wheel knob towards you? When you do this, the needle will no longer go up and down, and the bobbin winder spool should spin. When you are done winding the bobbin, hold the outside of the hand wheel and turn the inside knob away from you to re-engage the clutch again so you can sew.

If this is what you are doing, and it's not working, then it's probably time for a visit to the sewing machine repair shop. :-(

CMC
adichristi
Original Author
18 years ago
cmc 97... I have been sewing off and on for over 25 years.

It's probably time for a visit to the sewing machine repair shop. :-(

I was on a roll with my DS quilt that I am making. I saved all our children's clothes through the years. Two more after his!
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cmc_97
18 years ago
I knew it was a silly question.

Sometimes we get questions from new sewers who aren't familiar with their sewing machines, so I thought it was worth asking.

Your memory quilt projects sound like a lot of fun. Hope your machine is fixed up and sewing again soon.

CMC
User
18 years ago
I had an old Kenmore that spun the bobbin by use of small a rubber belt. It stopped spinning because the belt stretched. Could something like that be your problem?

Possibly you need to clean the machine--too much lint or not enough lubrication could be causing it to jam up.

A little trip to the shop may be in order, but try those two things first.

Just my 2 cents.
Dianne
tatty_7
9 years ago
I have similar problem, really appreciate the advises and going to follow Dianne. My first step was to change the winding rubber wheel as it was worn out but the spindle is still not rotating.

Anything else?

Tatyana.
Judith Steele
8 years ago
I just want to share what I discovered when my spindle for threading the bobbin was going around but the bobbin case was NOT going around. After three solid nights of trying everything, reading everything and watching many many ideas on you tube, I was determined not to give up. Then I noticed a nitch on my spindle that went in and out. I looked on all my bobbin cases (8) and they had no nick in them to fit over that nitch.(They fit over the nitch but for some reason did not catch and do the job.) I found an old, old bobbin that I knew I had threaded before and sure enough it had a nick in it. I went a bought new bobbins with that nick in them, slid the nick over the nitch on the spindle and guess what. WALLA