I have a brother pe 770 and the bobbin will not catch the thread. The thread will wrapped and tangled up around the bobbin case and bobbin, but will not catch the bobbin at all. I chcked the needle, it is not bent, i checked the needle plate, it is fine. I checked the bobbin case, it is fine. What else could be the problem??

indicates that the thread tension is not tight enough

Check that the thread has not wrapped around the thread spool pin or one of the thread guides. Something is holding the thread from unwinding from the thread spool. Old style thread spools also have the small slit to hold the thread tail which will tend to catch the thread (turn the spool over). Sounds like the symptoms I've experienced with this problem.

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It sounds like the lower shuttle is out of place. You should be able to take out the bobbin case and unlatch the shuttle. It will probably be in 2 pieces. Clean out the dust behind it and replace the shuttle pieces. You may have to fiddle with it a little to get them back in place. Then you can test it by manually turning the wheel. Make sure the bobbin is placed into the bobbin case and that the bobbin turns in the direction that you pull the thread.

Good luck.

1. thread machine correctly.
2. make sure bobbin case in spinning in the case in the correct rotation. If the bobbin is spinning off of the bobbin incorrectly, "bird nesting" is the result.

if you had a "Birds nest" when sewing, you still have some lose threads in the bobbin case and the case isn't installed correctly.

Check your bobbin threading tension (is bobbin thread loose on bobbin?); check needle thread tension (does it snag or jump when feeding?)

Be sure bobbin case, etc. is properly installed in shuttle housing.

In my Brother CE-4000, it appears as though the feed dogs (which you can change to a higher position or a lower position) are allowing the bobbin case to spin all the way around and then the needle hits the bobbin case. When the feed dogs are in the lowest position, the bobbin case does not spin all the way around when the needle moves up and down (and therefore the needle does not get stuck in the bobbin case. I am wondering if this is a problem with the feed dogs/case?

Try completely unthreading and rethreading it. You may also try using a different bobbin.

I would try to re-thread the machine first, make sure you have the tension thread seated on top and make sure that you have the bobin in properly

Hi Jeanette! You have a Singer Featherweight--the best sewing machine ever made! (Mine dates from 1950/51 and I wouldn't trade it for the world.) These beautiful, sturdy machines were designed to be easily repairable at home, but you'll need a copy of the Service Manual (get the Instruction manual too, if you don't have one.) Go to www.singer-featherweight.com and check out what they have available.

I had a similar problem (needle thread not catching the bobbin thread) and the problem was that I hadn't put the needle in correctly (flat side to the left). Also, I will occasionally get thread wrapped around the bobbin housing--sewing along just great and then everything comes to a screeching halt. I'm not sure why that happens, but I'm getting pretty good at taking the bobbin housing apart. The manual is pretty clear on how to do it. You can contact me direct at [email protected] for more information.

Thanks!

Robbie