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Written by Jamie Lee with 11 comments
You’ll have to excuse me, I’m just a little bit distracted. You see I found this great new (read old) toy in the storage room at my mom’s house.
Don’t you just love the old manual?
I’m trying to make this project for my friend who recently hurt her neck, but I’m having issues with my bobbin. I’ve read a bunch of great tutorials but somehow when loading my bobbin the thread fails to magically bring itself up to the top of the machine. If you don’t sew then I might as well be speaking gibberish, but if you do and you somehow know what I’m doing wrong then please fill me in.
Hmm…what a conundrum! (that was most likely misspelled!) Have you tried holding the end of the needle thread while turning the manual wheel? That’s how my machine retrieves the bobbin thread…
Sorry I can’t be more help! But good luck with your headache pillows if you can get it threaded!
XO – Katie Bower
Thanks so much for visiting our blog Katie! I managed to make a couple headache pillows by manually (pushing the thread up from the bottom) threading the bobbin. I gave one of them to my friend this morning and she was really appreciative. Thank you for passing on the tutorial! I will try your method of bobbin threading when I get home tonight. I’ve been turning the end of the manual wheel but not holding the needle thread. Hopefully this is where I’m going wrong. I need more practice but all in all I’m loving this whole sewing thing.
How fun! My mom and I used to sew things together and hers bit the dust recently. That’s so awesome you found that beautiful old sewing machine. And seriously, they don’t make them now like they used to.
Meg, I’ve heard that about old sewing machines too! I was thinking about taking a class and they recommended fixing up an old one instead on buying a new one. I’m thrilled to have this one, although I will say that mine weighs about a million pounds whereas my future sister-in-law’s weighs about ten. Maybe that’s what makes them so durable. Have you gotten a new one since your mom’s bit the dust?
You know, I haven’t and I’d love to. I keep seeing them at Goodwill, but it’s so risky with those. Who knows if they’d be any good. I’m thinking of saving up for one. I can’t wait to see all of the great stuff you sew!
P.S. – how cool that Katie Bower commented on your blog? That’s an achievement in my book!
I know!! I feel like a celebrity just spoke to me!!
You should definitely buy one Meg! If you find a good price on one at Goodwill it might be affordable to pay for anything that needed to be fixed. Or if there is a sewing group in your area (we have one here that teaches classes) then you might be able to email them and ask for advice on what to look for when buying used. All of the people that I’ve encountered in the crafting world have been really nice and patient with me.
I really want to try to make this http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=4778 but I think it’s a little too advanced for me right now.
Let me know how it goes!
The pillow works great! I have it on my head right now, as the fat bastard headache has returned.
I have had a very very similar model for many years. It was a wedding gift for my parents back in 1971.
It just recently stopped threading the bobbin as it always had quite easily before. I think it is broken somehow. I just don’t know if it is worth investing in a repair, but I do really love the old style!!
Aw, Kelly!! I’m sorry. I still have one lingering as well, but at least mine is less intense now. This is getting to be ridiculous though. We’ve both had headaches a lot recently.
I would definitely recommend getting it fixed Fianna! I’m obviously not a sewing expert, but from the people that I’ve talked to at sewing stores around here fixing up an older one, especially one that only has small issues, is a much more affordable option and you’ll probably end up with a more reliable machine! Good luck with it and thanks for stopping by!!