help sewing machine novice please [beg beg beg]

[whoopsididitagain]

hi ive just got my sewing machine out and read all my instructions

she's a bit of an old girl but she's fully functional

i just cant work out how to load the bobbin case correctly so the cotton feeds the thr the top as the needle goes up and down ?????????????

i have msn if any would like to give me real time advice

tia

please help me

Is it one where you put the bobbin in facing you or do you drop it in the top? Will try and help, don't have msn though...

where its facing you icant the needle to pic the under thread up

On mine the bobbin thread has to be draping over the top of the bobbin (iyswim). Then use the wheel (by hand not foot) to slowly draw the needle down and up as it comes up the bobbin thread should emerge. Mine is a git and it's then a case of grabbing emerging thread with tweezers and pulling it to the back of the machine.
Any help?

Hold the bobbin facing the slot, with the thread going clockwise round it and a good length of cotton free at the end. Push it forwards into the bobbin case, keeping hold of the free end.
Thread the machine and the needle with the needle as high as it will go.
You then need to get the machine to do one full 'stitch' - turn the handle at the end away from you (don't use the foot pedal, it'll go too quickly). Its really important you still hold onto the end of the bobbin thread the whole time. Stop when the needle reaches the 'top' position again. It should have picked up a loop of bobbin thread which now goes from the bobbin, up onto the plate of the machine, and back down into your hand. Now let go of your end of the thread and slide something under the needle to pull your end of the bobbin thread up onto the plate.
Does that make any sense...does it work?!!

carrie put it better than me!!

right have added a pic to the profile will have a go and reply

ty girls !!!!!!!

right have caght the under thread so does my top threadand the tail of the bobbin thread go to the back do i pull the loop thru so it goes to the back of the machine ?????

yes to the back.

so i end up with the thread the tail and the loop all pulled to the back????????

You should end up with two threads on top - one from the needle (which is threaded front to back) and one from the bobbin. Then you put your fabric under the needle, lower the foot, and keep a tight hold of the end of the both of the threads til you've done a couple of stictches - nothing worse than sewing and both threads disappear and you have to start again! I find it easiest to lay the threads out to the left of the needle, so you can keep your hand on them as you're guiding the fabric through. Fear I'm waffling now...!

That's a lovely old machine in the pics!!

oh no waffle away im desperate to learn

i know she's a beaut im her third owner she was bought from a houser sale by one of my hairdreessing clients in the mid 80's lol

ty will try again

It is isn't it!!

i cant do it i dont understand what im doing wrongthe thread is looped through i ve locked the foot i am going slowly its feeding it thru but nothing is happening

im gonna cry and i fear my dp will slap me if i growl again

Don't lock the foot!

so dont lock it down ???i thought u had to get it to feed the fabric thru???

Yes when you're sewing, I thought you were still talking about picking up the bobbin thread! So where are you up to now...?

right i have got my loop do i pull the loop so i have the loop to the left or do i just have a little loop and the tsail to the left before i place the fabric???

If you're just getting loops while sewing then the tension is wrong. I'm afraid I wouldn't know what to do about that...but if you've got the machine threaded, and the bobbin thread coming up, then that's half the battle won. Don't give up!

Pull the loop through so it isn't a loop any more - you should have a straight piece of thread coming up from the bobbin when you're ready to start.

And that straight peice of thread should join the thread from the needle and both of them should lie to the left when you start - and hold on tight to them for the first couple of stitches.

Are you turning the handle slowly on the right, in order to get the underneath bobbin thread to catch with the threaded needle? You mentioned the foot, there is usually no need to use the foot whilst threading. The side wheel is for moving the needle up and down in slow motion.

If so, the bobbin (underneath thread) should loop up, you then slide a pen or scissors or whatever UNDER the needle bit and the underneath thread should sweep out with it.

You then end up with two threads (pull them both out to be about 15cm from the needle), which are placed behind the needle before beginning sewing. Like carrieon says, is best if you pull to the back left so you can keep your hand on them for the first stitch or two, otherwise the thread can get sucked back up and you have to rethread the needle.

Sorry if this is more basic than you need but is v hard to tell you are up to without showing you! good luck pet x

You should have 2 lengths of thread. Give yourself a good few inches of each to hold onto while you do your first few stitches. I always pull mine to the back, but it may be you end up more comfortable to the left like carrie. (I'm more paranoid I think)