All About Bobbins! - Watch and Learn 

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!

Very good video! thank you for sharing all of that.

wow.... So much I was not aware of....fine tuning the bobbin winder... Had no idea. Thank you both so very much. Bravo!

Thank you for this very informative video! It was so helpful !!

Great video. Very concise and informational. I've been longarming for over 5 years and never knew some of these things!

excellent coverage of the most frequent issues.

Thank you so much - so informative

Thank you, very good presentation.

Thank you, that was great information!!

Thanks for clear explanation of the drop test

This was awesome! Thank you

Thanks for all the great information I need to change a couple things that I do especially with the oil and winding the bobbin

Thx this really helped!

Very informative.

Great video today

Thanks great info

Thank you!

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...)

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.

Thank You

Can you please do a video of how to replace the back lash spring?

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?

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!

Is the bobbin winder included with the Amara sewing machine?

Cleaning the bobbin area and oiling 19:40

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

Where do I purchase the prewound bobbins with the cardboard. I have a moxie prostitch lite. The Moxie winder I got is horrendous.

Cleaning the bobbin case/spring : 12:00

Crushed bobbins. How do I tell if I have blown bobbins? My hubby can 'micrometer' measure them for me. How do I tell?

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.

Prewound bobbins at 7:00

Is it possible to rewind a loose bobbin so that you don't have to waste thread?

My backlash spring always fall what is the problem?

Low bobbin estimator-How to set is at 16:25.

Winding a bobbin at :0:30

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!

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.

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

I have what you said. Put I still have loop on the back

Is that bobbin winder only for longarms?

I wish people would let johnny talk. Lol

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.

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.