I have a basic sewland sewing machine, I can't get the bobbin thread to come up, am doing what the ins. say?

Answer 1

I am not familiar with your particular model of machine, so I am going to give you some generic fixes. For a machine that loads the bobbin case in sideways from the front, open the door for the bobbin. Make sure the bobbin case has about 5 inches of thread extending out from it, and load it in according to your directions, being careful not to catch your extra thread tail behind the bobbin itself. When the bobbin is in correctly, you should still have that thread tail hanging out. Now, make sure your machine is threaded correctly through the top needle. Slowly turn the wheel to bring the needle down through the plate to where the bobbin is. You should see your bobbin case turn and rotate, to make a loop of thread. The needle will bring down thread and create a loop around the bobbin. Keep turning the wheel until the needle comes back up to the top. When it does, it should have created the interlocked loop stitch, and you can gently pull on the upper needle thread to pull the bobbin thread up to the top.
If this doesn't happen, then you need to do some further checking. You may not have the bobbin in correctly, or in completely. Most bobbin cases have a handle that you use to put it in the machine, and will "click" into place. Once in place correctly, you can't move it around at all, unless you turn the hand wheel. If yours turns otherwise, it's not in completely or correctly . Also, if you do not have a long enough tail of thread hanging out to start, the needle thread has nothing to catch on to.
The next thing to check is the needle itself. It should be the correct length for your machine, but a needle that is too short won't come down far enough to catch the bobbin thread. Even if it's the one that came with the machine, it could still be just a hair off. You might try changing to a new needle if this seems to be the problem.
In a machine with a top loading bobbin, you still need to make sure you start with at least 5 inches of bobbin thread tail. You won't be able to watch the stitch form like a front load bobbin, so there's no way to check the needle length. If you have tried everything else, it's worth a change just to be sure.
In most machines, it is usually best to slowly hand turn the wheel to create the first stitch and then pull the bobbin thread up by hand through the foot plate by pulling the needle thread. If you try all this and it still won't pick up the bobbin thread, you can try to find somebody who is familiar with sewing machines to give it a whirl to see if they can spot the problem. If all else fails, take it to a repair shop and have them take a look. It may be the adjustment for the foot is off, or the timing of the bobbin is off, and if your machine is still under warantee it can be factory repaired/replaced.
If you are really frustrated with this machine at the moment, it might be best to leave it be a day and then try again. I hope my suggestions help, and you get it all going so you can sew.

Answer 2

Sewland Sewing Machine

Answer 3

It sounds as though your top thread may be too loose; try increasing the tension on it.

Answer 4

You may have the needle in the wrong way. I'd check to see that you have the needle in the correction position.