WOW I have never been more thankful for a RU-vid video. I have been heartbroken over my “broken” sewing machine for months, trying a bunch of troubleshooting to see if I could fix it. Nothing was working and I was getting so frustrated and disheartened. Tonight I FINALLY sewed for the first time in so long and I am so happy. I owe it all to you!! Thank you!!💗💗💗
I can’t believe this is one of my most viewed videos but I also can’t tell you how rewarding it is to hear so many people being helped by it. Thank you, comments like this make my day!
I feel same I have been trying to sew some things and my machine has been a workhorse for quite a few years. So I just now looked on utube was surprised to see dozens of helpers for machines. I want to continue sewing. Now I know what is happening to my machine.
Thank goodness I googled and found your video problem fixed, as a beginner and only hours into using my new machine I was worried my sewing experience would be short lived thank you thank you thank you
I can’t thank you enough for your video! I had exactly the same problem & spent two days trying to suss it out unsuccessfully. My Singer was going to be thrown from my first floor window if I hadn’t come across you!😉
Thank you so much for this help! I was so upset I couldn’t sew bc of this problem and the internet just kept telling me to re-thread and fix my bobbin but nothing was working! I never would have thought to fix it like this without your video and it saved my sanity. 🙌
I swear i almost cried when that happened to me. I Tied everything for hours!! U saved me from lots of hours of despair and money. THANK YOU. Short but supper helpful video and so well and easy to follow!!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. This was so helpful. I wasn't sure how to adjust. But just a little tweek and I could see what you were talking about. Back in business after so much wasted time.
thank you. i've had this machine for years, had it back to the shop once for this already and was facing another trip. Once I found your video, i was sewing again in 10-15mins
Thank You for this content!!! I've wasted hours trying to understand what happened to my machine. One minute, it worked fine, and then it started shooting out globs of thread.
The rats nest of thread jamming up from the bobbin... Admirable perseverance to go beyond 2hrs of diagnostic frustration w/o buying a new machine, as I have done x 3. The biggest kudos are for helping your fellow man by taking the time to film and post clear concise description of cause, condition, and cure. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you so much!! I thought I had tried everything. I too was ready to chuck the darn thing because a service can cost almost as much as a new machine. This fixed it!!!!
Absolutely beside myself... 'sew aggro' over my 4423 yesterday. I literally told my husband, "this is like buying a car and having to be a mechanic instead of a driver." This video is so well done- filmed close up- so viewers can actually see what things are supposed to look like; and the timing of the explanation is bar none. Looking forward (again) to sewing, as I now have renewed hope.
@@kathleenscala276 thank you! I was about to the point of throwing it out the window and buying another myself! Haven’t had an issue since I reset the timing so far glad it helped
You sir, are an absolute Godsend!!!! I have been through the pains of taking the machine apart in the past to fix the timing and that process is ridiculous. Thank you for this!!!!!
You have just saved my sanity! It would have been at least 3 hours of driving, 2 weeks of delay and a large bill without this! One screw unscrewed, lifted the foot plate off and a quick shove with a screwdriver.. sorted 🎉❤🎉❤🎉 Thank you , thank you, thank you!!!
I’ve had this HD machine for 3 years making boat canvas Sunbrella covers. It’s spent more time in the repair shop being timed after I knock it out. I’m sitting here drink in hand with some tools and I’m fixing to fix this bitch. Thank you sir. Gentleman and scholar. This isn’t in the manual.
My husband and I both appreciate your video. It was really helpful to hear the background info about what happened in your situation - it was exactly like mine. You explain things clearly and succinctly. We trusted you and followed your advice and now the machine is sewing perfectly. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this! I searched for hours trying to find a solution and as soon as you started to explain how you got into your situation, I was like Bingo! Same! Damn jean material:p. You're right about it taking a little finessing to get the needle to hit the opening at just the right time. It took me several tries, so don't give up ya'll! Going to subscribe right now!
You Sir are what we call a LEGEND! I actually heard the teeth slipping when it happened, and with a slight push, your method got it back to where it needs to be... 🤝
Thank you so much for this video. I’m sorry about the frustration you went through to get to this point, but I very much appreciate your efforts. I was having this issue also. Thankfully my husband is also mechanically inclined and can see this is the problem on my model and is working to address it with the help of your explanation. I was so worried because it is such a challenge to find troubleshooting solutions. It would probably have been easier & more cost effective to get a new machine than the time, travel, & costs of getting it repaired all except for your clear and detailed video.
Adding my thanks for this! You solved my problem indirectly, my bobbin hook was already in line but by dismantling as you did, I discovered the bobbin holder was loose (and I mis-threaded the top thread!). Now it sews without the bobbing knocking and jamming.
I had the same issue within the first few hours with my 4411,what you did to fix it won't last and it will happen again when another birds nest occurs. The calibration of the cam is off. Ultimately fixing it requires you to flip the machine over and remove the 3 large screws under the cam holding the cover on, your going to see a rod and gears. On the main gear there are 2 allen screws that you need to loosen then drop the needle all the way down and spin the cam around until the hook is really close to the needle like 3mm away, then tighten the allen screws good to hold that. (your going to flip the machine back and forth a few times to see and do this with the bobbin holder out) It seems like the more jams people have with these the more those screws loosen until calibration is thrown completely off (like mine). I almost returned it but it was working good after this. Guess this is what the shops mainly deal with and I think the screws are not as tight as they should be from the factory. Also this is where your going to eventually re-grease the main gear someday.
The Video was horrible advice, by doing this I sheared part of a gear and might now need a replacement gear, and to take apart the mechanism even more. What you wrote was right, the machine should be retimed by opening it up, don't use force! We have the 4423, the belt has teeth, so unless there are already screws loose, this might damage the machine. P.S. We fixed the gears teeth with a hot screwdriver roughly and then heated it directly and turned it though the other gear to smooth it out, that actually worked. Taking the timing belt of it's gear realining everything and putting it back on, fixed the whole machine.
Thank you for this! I checked out the bobbin area and found a lot of thread dust as well. Cleaning that and adjusting the ring/timing as you had shown solved my issue! Thank you!!!
I borrowed my mom’s sewing machine and it broke today and I felt so bad and embarrassed! Tomorrow I’ll remove all the extra thread that’s stuck down there and hopefully this will repair it
You would think they would put an access panel to easily set / check timing on the bottom but I guess they sell more machines this way... Glad it helped!
Thank you so much! I wasn’t sure how to get the belt to slip as you were describing towards the end of the video, but just changing the needle position fixed it so that it would catch that loop.
Got a machine from a "friend". I guess she couldn't saw with it for the same reason. I'm also more of a mechanic than a sawing guru... and I took it apart and found to the same issue. Fixed now!!! ❤Yaaaay! Thank you!
I can't believe it!!!!!!!! After 2 days about 8 hours later it's fixed! Thank you. You explained it so well. I sure many people will find this useful. THANK YOU!!!!!!!
I just got my 4423 and it started seizing up an hour after pulling it from the box. I pulled all thread, bobbin, needle, shank, took the case off, disassembled the bobbin case, everything. It made me nuts! About to try this and see how it goes. Thanks!
Having the same problem, and I know almost nothing about sewing machines. I’m watching what this guy’s talking about and still have no clue. It’s crap that I buy a new machine with a problem right out of the box. Unreal! Thought I had it on some weird thread position I didn’t know about. Turns out, this is a common issue?? Ugh so annoyed
Yes and another reason it makes that wad of thread could be the take - up lever has become unthreaded. It is hard to see in these newer models when that happens because the lever is almost hidden. On my old machine (a Singer 860 that is over 40 years old) it sits out more to the front of the machine and I have to say I rarely ever have that issue with it!. These newer machines are certainly more prone to unthreading there (recently purchased a Singer heavy duty model). I was quite shocked that the rotating bobbin case was moved enough to cause the timing problem. Certainly will watch for this problem for the future (especially on my new one) and thank you for sharing your experience with us.
I had the same thing happen with the needle jamming in my Singer 4452. After taking the plate off, I noticed a small metal bracket in the lower right corner that was catching threads. I unscrewed the bracket and was able to make a slight adjustment because the holes were ever-so-slightly slotted. After making that adjustment, the machine now works perfectly.
Thank you so much for your video. My daughter and son are both making or modifying clothes for their upcoming "Anything but Black and White Masquerade" and our machine jammed. This seems to have fixed it, so you saved our week!
Thank you! Your description and walk through helped me fix my machine I would have never figured out it was the bobbin! I don’t have to buy a new one! I was sewing thick cloth with batting which got stuck although my needle never broke. Very helpful
Thank you! You saved my, well, my daughters singer, and me! I was borrowing it to fix work pants and this happened, my god i was stressed out, but hey, the universe gave us you, and man do you deliver🙏🏻 May you win the lottery✨🥳
Very thankful for the video and I want to share two tips when removing the plate just "poke" the Right Top Corner and it tilt's up & the screws can be removed with the edge of a metal bobbin or a penny even with the machine needle . Thanks again for this video.
Thank you so much! It appeared as though it was catching the thread but it was not doing it consistently. I just held the wheel and pulled the bobbin wheel for a bit. It wasn’t moving as much as it needed to so I moved the needle position in the direction it needed to go and it worked!!! I just have to be more careful when sewing heavy duty materials. It started when my needle got stuck in the seam and I forced the turning wheel. Never again!
Thank you so much! This was helpful. Especially when we didn't remember what it looked like before talking it apart to get ribon that got stuck in there so we looked back to see what it's supost to look like.
thank you for this video! i haven’t bought this machine yet, but have been watching reviews as to whether or not this is a good machine to get. so far ive mostly heard good things, and coming across this video gives me hope that even if I do encounter issues with the machine, there’ll be a way to fix it. so once again, thank you!
Thank you so much for this video. Because of you I can continue sewing again without having to purchase a new machine. Great that you shared your knowledge.❤❤❤😊
THANK YOU SO MUCH you are the only person who has posted an actual solution for my issue. I could not adjust the timing gear at all and it turns out i had the belt slip like you said.
I'm having the same problem on a BRAND NEW machine!!! Sewed one seam with no trouble at all. Second side, everything jammed up! I'll try your method and hopefully it helps!
You know what Imma do?? Return this pos machine. If I knew sewing machines at all, I’m sure I would be very happy to see your video and all the comments; but I haven’t sewn in about 20 years and never had to fix a machine in my life. So all I can do is think that this machine is a joke. Glad you were able to help so many people though.
I freaking did buy a new machine of this, I had the cheapest brother machine and bought the Singer heavy duty 4452, and again same shit, after using it three times , so, I'm soooooooo grateful for your video, thank you!!
Dude this video saved. my. BUTT, seriously I couldn't find ANYTHING on my problem and I was really stressed then your popped up and it solved everything like MAGIC.
You’re a genius. Thanks so much. I didn’t quite get how you rotated the casing so I just dove in and moved it best I could and it worked!! Thanks so much.
Thank you Thank you Thank you. This is exactly what happened to me. I have had it apart, cleaned, rethreaded yada yada, then I found you. So great. Thanks.
Thanks for the video. The belt you're referring to, saying it's not really tight and you can make it slip, is really a belt with teeth and you have to bump it hard enough to skip over a tooth. It's not just a simple slip. I have a Singer 4423 as well.
Thanks for the video. I actually found that you can remove the black casing that the bobbin sits in and line it up correctly to fix it. No screwdriver needed for that part!
Like you, I was ready to buy a new machine - with the help of your descriptive video I was able to fix it and now have a fully functional machine again! THANKS!!!
Way to go... had the same GRIEF! 😩and I had my machine already opened like you... the same machine too... It was your showing what was suppose to be actually happening and the window thingy being off in the timing... so don't ask me how lol but after a few adjustments of the metal circle being readjusted and my 3rd needle... and it going up & down smoothly and clear of hitting the inner circles and bending... I saw that the thread was picking up on that little arm and wrapping around... like it's suppose to... then I closed everything up... had my scrap fabric to test it and WAAAALAAAAH... BACK IN BUSINESS!! AP!! and thank you for sharing your experience and how to fix demonstration!!🙃🤩🤗
Omg. I can’t believe I saw this video. I have the exact same problem identical. Only 3 hours of a pulled apart singer 4423. So I ordered another one because the repair guy wanted $150.00 min and 4 weeks min. So I bought another machine from Amazon. But I am going to try your way. And I’ll see if that works. I spent hours in this problem. lol. Thank you man I’ll let you know how I do.
I don’t know how to thank you, we , sewing machine’s users are so lucky that you exist and you made a usuful video like this, thank you sir thank you, thank you…… thank you……….than……… ou……….
Hi, thank you so much for uploading this video, we have been having this problem with the sewing machine for such a long time, today I decided to search on RU-vid. I followed your instructions and fixed the problem. It now works so smoothly, I was able to adjust my dress. I will be doing more sewing 🤩😍
