White Sew Hook

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White Sew Hook
What is wrong with my sewing machine?

Ok, so I bought the White Multi Tasker 2200 off of craigslist. The problem is that when I start sewing, it's like if my needle thread won't hook on to my bobbin thread. Then, my machine jams with all the thread and when I pull the scrap of material out, on the bottom it has a wad of thread from my needle and no thread from the bobbin. Does this make sense?

I'm a noob when it comes to sewing, but I did learn how to install the bobbin correctly and thread the machine. So what am I doing wrong?

Is it the tension? Is there a video on youtube that can help me with my problem? Wakarimasen?

Confused, help me out!

Dollars to donut holes, you've got a bad needle, a misthreaded machine, a dirty
machine, or you're not starting your seams correctly.

First, if you don't have the manual for the machine, go to http://www.singerco.com/accessories/manuals.html and put 2200 in the search box. Download the manual that pops up (it's free). Yes, I know White is not Singer, but Singer has free manuals for the White machines made in the time when Singer owned White. (Yes, it confused everyone then, and now.)

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/view/22521551

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 type stuff (it's a
solvent, not a lubricant).

-- Put in a new needle of the correct point style for the fabric
you're sewing (ballpoint for knits, sharps for wovens) and the
right size for the thickness of fabric (10/70 for shirting weight
fabrics, 12/80 for heavy shirtings or light pantsweight. 14/90
for medium to heavy pantsweight, 16/100 for very heavy fabrics.
Make sure the needle is in right way around -- a needle in
backwards will skip stitches or not stitch at all.

-- Take a good look at the bobbin. If it's lumpy or you spot
loops, strip off the thread and rewind. Bobbins should be
smoothly and evenly wound. Wind at a slow, steady speed -- it
helps with tension issues if the thread isn't stretching as it's
being wound.

-- Rethread, with manual in hand. Make sure the presser foot is
UP when you thread the top -- it opens the top tension so that
the thread actually gets in between the tension disk (loops on
the bottom, not enough tension on top).

-- Fetch up the bobbin thread. You need about a 4" tail of thread
top and bottom. Run both threads under the presser foot and
behind it.

-- If you've been playing with the top tension, set it to 4. If
you've been playing with the bobbin tension, let me know and
we'll try to rebalance it, but you're likely to have to take it
into the shop.

Now, each and every time you start to sew a seam, this is how you
do it:

1) Place the fabric under the needle, and use the handwheel to
lower the needle into the fabric (be sure to turn it the right
way... seee the manual).

2) Drop the presser foot.

3) Hold the thread tails behind the presser foot with your left
hand.

4) Take a couple of stitches

5) Drop the thread tails and sew normally.

If this doesn't fix your problems, you may have some thread
caught farther in the machine than you can spot... doesn't take
much for some machines to start pitching a fit. Or you may have
accidentally knocked the machine out of time with one of the
jams. Bad timing is actually a fairly rare event, often preceded
by broken needles and loud noises, but a good solid jam is
another way to throw off the timing. You can check here to see if
you think timing is the problem:
Timing.htm> or http:// tinyurl.com/ smtiming (you'll have to
paste that back together) but that's generally something that a
repair shop needs to adjust.

Really good habit to cultivate: whenever you sit down at the
machine for the first time that day, take two minutes and give it
a basic cleaning. You'll save $$$ on repair bills and extend the
life of the machine.

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