All About Bobbins! - Watch and Learn
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Bothered by bobbin blunders? Ready to boost your bobbin abilities? Tune into this episode of HQ Watch and Learn! Join HQ Educators Kelly Ashton and Johnny Barfuss as they discuss how to use the bobbin winder, when to clean the bobbin case, how to set the low bobbin estimator on your longarm machine, and much more.
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Oh my. That's me. Thanks Bill.
Thank you so much. I don’t have the Handi-Quilter long arm but I do have the Tiara III sit down long arm machine, I am just learning how to use it and found these videos so helpful when there is a problem. I was stitching just fine the other day, the tension was perfect when all of a sudden it started stitching very tightly, pulling and bunching the fabric as I stitched. Then I noticed the thread had come off the antenna that sits at the top of the machine where I first place the thread from the spool to thread it . Fixed it problem didn’t correct itself. After a very long time spent threading and rethreading, tension adjustments, checking the bobbin for lint, etc, I gave up. Today I pulled up this video I have watched before--I placed the bobbin in the case wrong! I even had gone as far as getting a new bobbin case, which arrived today, so I laughed at myself when this video talks about getting a new bobbin case! I didn’t need one, but, yes, now I have an extra one which is just fine with me! And I didn’t know what that piece in the bobbin case was called until today! I thought I bent it from when the fabric was pulling so much, as it was raised up some in the case. It seems to be ok though, so i guess I don’t need to worry about it. Thank you for sharing all this good information for the Handi-Quilter as it is helping learn about my machine as well!
wow.... So much I was not aware of....fine tuning the bobbin winder... Had no idea. Thank you both so very much. Bravo!
Our pleasure!
Great video. Very concise and informational. I've been longarming for over 5 years and never knew some of these things!
Very good video! thank you for sharing all of that.
excellent coverage of the most frequent issues.
Thank you Jeanne!
Thank you, very good presentation.
Thank you for this very informative video! It was so helpful !!
Thanks for clear explanation of the drop test
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you! I have the Tiara III sit down long arm and use that same bobbin winder. Was having trouble with it winding more on one side than the other, this video helps me immensely! Also I have trouble with putting the oil in, I can’t see what I’m doing because it is located under the table that came with the machine so more than a drop of oil goes in. You answered my question when you said it was ok to wipe out the excess. That’s what I have to do. How often should I oil the racer in the bobbin area? Thank you for sharing all those tips.
Handi Quilter recommends oiling with each bobbin change or if the machine has been sitting for a couple days.
Thank you! I will do that!
Cleaning the bobbin area and oiling 19:40
I would like to reiterate the bobbin spring can use some more discussion.
It took me almost three years to find someone else complaining about the issue I was experiencing with tension. It was in a discussion board on a different manufacturer’s website.
Please; though it may be less common, could you make a video discussing the spring housed inside the bobbin case that HQ encourages us to leave in even with prewound bobbins?
* Where should the top of the bobbin be in relation to the bobbin case?
*What happens if the spring is adjusted to high/low and your bobbin doesn’t sit where it should within the bobbin case?
* Can the spring be adjusted and if so how?
This was an issue I had with two brand new bobbin cases, one that came with my brand new Amara and the second I purchased directly through HQ website in an attempt to cure the issue.
Please know that I am not stating this to be a negative but to help others that might experience a tension issue that isn’t commonly discussed, and if it’s a singular topic it will help others to find the solution much faster than sorting through information that they already tried and failed with. I almost returned my Amara and returned to quilting on my domestic machine. But I have corrected a very simple and easily overlooked issue and she quilts like a champ!
I recently purchased the king quilter 2. I have been quilting about a month now. I am having so many tension issues. Every time I change the bobbin I have tension issues. And like you, I have tried every suggestion.
@@FarmHouseQuiltery yes. My tension issues were due to the spring in the bobbin case being adjusted too high so my bobbin sat too high in the case. Halfway through each bobbin the tension would change. Even the expert quilter from the dealer wasn’t able to figure it out. I actually used the Towa gauge to confirm the my tension was changing. I pulled entire bobbins through it and started with a perfect tension and by the end of the bobbin, the tension was so tight it wouldn’t even register on the gauge. I made then adjustment to the spring height and I have consistent stitching.
@@emnnate1996 I can relate entirely to how frustrating it is. When your issues are less common it is more difficult to find the solution. And sometimes every path that has promise leads to disappointment. I can’t believe it took me almost three years to pin down. I saw on a messaging board I think it was APQS, someone was talking about removing the spring and replacing it with the magic gennie washer to solve their tension issues. So that put me onto the scent it could be my spring. I searched for information regarding bobbin springs specifically and that’s when I learned the spring needed adjusted from a singular video on UA-cam.
You become a really good detective tracking down the perp that is tormenting your tension!
I hope you find the solution soon.
@@FarmHouseQuiltery Yes and still had the same issues. I love my new macnine. I changed the tension and filler length on my bobbin winder too.
What tube video did you watch. I would like to see it also. Does the spring have a right and wrong side? Do you know how to cure the “zigzag” look to your stitches? My last quilt had perfect stitches. My current one not so much!
Great video today
Glad you enjoyed it
I was just going to take the spring out of my bobbin case to use magnetic prewound bobbins!
Thank you or this very informative video. My bobbin winder is an older model, but it works . Still a lot of helpful hints. (The camera operator is improving...)
Glad it helped!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Prewound bobbins at 7:00
Can you please do a video of how to replace the back lash spring?
Thank you, that was great information!!
Glad it was helpful!
Very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Cleaning the bobbin case/spring : 12:00
Thank you so much - so informative
Thx this really helped!
Thanks for all the great information I need to change a couple things that I do especially with the oil and winding the bobbin
Glad to help
Thank You
You're welcome
Is it possible to rewind a loose bobbin so that you don't have to waste thread?
Definitely! Just put it in a cup or something behind the bobbin winder and then thread it up through the thread mast as you would a cone of thread!!
I love that answer. Last night I had one badly wound bobbin so I unwound it by hand onto the thread cone. I never thought about it your solution! Again, thanks
Great video. I have a Moxie bobbin winder which does not have the tension adjustment knob. My bobbins are not wound evenly, how do adjust? Thank you
On the Moxie bobbin winder, it is on top. The discs that you place the thread between is your tensioner. You adjust it there.
@@HandiQuilter Hi Sorry my wasn’t clear. My wound bobbins are fatter in the middle than in the sides. Is it important that the bobbins are evenly wound, ie same fullness on sides and middle? If it is important how do I adjust the bobbin winder machine to wind the bobbins evenly? Thank you 😊
This was awesome! Thank you
You're so welcome!
Crushed bobbins. How do I tell if I have blown bobbins? My hubby can 'micrometer' measure them for me. How do I tell?
Put two bobbins side by side. If you have a blown bobbin, it will be taller than the regular bobbin.
Winding a bobbin at :0:30
Thanks great info
Low bobbin estimator-How to set is at 16:25.
I hate winding bobbins. Seems like it takes forever to get a good one. I too have to hold thread away or it runs into itself and then pops out of tension or pigtail.
The bobbin winder I received with my moxie isn't like this. No speed control and the bobbin is on top not the side. Less adjustable it seems.
Mine is also different than the one in this video and I have the Moxie too. Also when I wind mine it looks like a tire.... fatter in the middle, how do I adjust that.
Is the bobbin winder included with the Amara sewing machine?
Yes. Came with mine.
Where do I purchase the prewound bobbins with the cardboard. I have a moxie prostitch lite. The Moxie winder I got is horrendous.
I have what you said. Put I still have loop on the back
Hey Daisy - Did you get it figured out?
What does the backlash spring look like? I just bought a machine, had the bobbin screw fall out of the bobbin case, found after a frantic 15 mins and replaced it but my machine isn't working now. Im wondering if that fell out too?
My backlash spring always fall what is the problem?
Yes you could mention the type of bobbin's the size referring to the size of the bobbin them also whether to use metal or plastic bobbins you didn't mention anything about that and I was hoping you would. And if you buy some random size bobbin's how you tell it's a will properly fit in your machine what major ments tell you which fits which for any machine whether it's to mastic or a for one of the things that you are you saying Xete
Hi Kristine. All Handi Quilter longarm machines use "M" class bobbins. We recommend that you don't try to use anything other than Handi Quilter bobbins or pre-wound M-class bobbins. If you have bobbins that are a different size, you should wind them onto an M-class bobbin.
Question. Are handiquilter bobbin cases the same as Janome long arm bobbin cases ?I can’t find a bobbin case for my Janome pro quilter 18, and I feel like I need a new one.
They are compatible but it is recommended that you purchase from Janome if possible.
@@HandiQuilter there doesn’t seem to be a way to order things from the Janome company. I’ve been on their website and there is no way to order anything.
I think i need to order a whole new threadmast with pigtail. My pigtail broke the first year and the relacement sits half way up the mast and is not adjustable. I have to hold the thread while winding or it will jump out of the disks. I have three spongy (useless) bobbins for every good one. I hate winding bobbins!
Instead of going from the pigtail over then under the tensioner (basically running the thread clockwise around the tension disc), I now go from the pigtail down under then over the tensioner (counter clockwise) to the bobbin. The thread never pops out that way. And I’ve just loosened the tension a bit to make up for the extra pull on the thread as it winds. Just what words for me.
Is that bobbin winder only for longarms?
Yes, it's for M class bobbins.
Please, please when Johnny is trying to tell us something please keep the camera on him half of his demonstration all we could see was his head in the circle. That does not help at all.
I wish people would let johnny talk. Lol
We can’t see what you are doing your hands are in front of the camera
I realize this video was done a while ago but I was frustrated that the camera was not on Johnny when he was talking and trying to demonstrate something !!!!!
I finally just stopped watching and went elsewhere!!!
You need a better camera person
terrible camera work.