Why does my sewing machine pull multiple threads out of the bobbin, get tangled and make hammering noises?
Dollars to donut holes, you’ve got a bad needle, a misthreaded machine, a dirty machine, or you’re not starting your seams correctly. I did a series of photos of what happens with some common misthreadings of a sewing machine. They’re in pairs; the first pair is from a correctly threaded machine, the rest are from the same machine that I deliberately misthreaded. See if you find a match here — red thread is in the bobbin, blue thread on top: http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/vi… As far as cures: The 10 minute fix for most of what ails most sewing machines: — Dig out the manual. Take all the thread out of/off of the machine. Pull the needleplate and the bobbin case if it’s removeable. Clean and oil per the manual’s recommendation. Use a brush and vacuum, not compressed air (which blows lint in farther), and real sewing machine oil, not 3-in-1 type oil (it hardens and freezes the machine) nor WD-40 typ
