How to Thread the Bobbin on a Janome Schoolmate Sewing Machine

Threading a bobbin can be incredibly frustrating if you are unaware of how to do it properly. Once the technique is learned and mastered, bobbins will never be a problem for you again. All the Janome sewing machines, including the Schoolmate machine, are equipped with user-friendly bobbins. It won't take long to learn and you will be surprised at how easy it really is.

Things You'll Need

• Bobbin
• Thread

Instructions

How To Thread A Bobbin

1. Wind the bobbin. You can buy bobbins prethreaded, but you'll need to learn how to do it if you ever want to change the thread in your bobbin. With the spool of thread in place (as if you were sewing), wind the thread around the thread guide and then back to the bobbin winder spindle. Pull the thread through the small top hole in the bobbin. Push the bobbin winder spindle to the right. Depress the foot pedal and the bobbin will wind with thread from the spool. Once full, cut the thread from the spool and remove the bobbin from the bobbin winder spindle.

2. Insert the bobbin with the thread coming off the bobbin counterclockwise. Pull the thread through the notch, then back again across the top of the bobbin. Put the hook cover plate in place. The hook cover plate has a diagram of how the bobbin should look on it.

3. Thread your machine and needle, having a few inches of excess thread coming out of the needle. Raise the presser foot. Hold onto the excess thread with one hand while you turn the handwheel slowly so that the needle goes down and then back up. When the needle comes up a small loop of thread will be visible beneath the presser foot--this is the bobbin thread. Grasp the loop of thread and gently pull it so that you have a few inches of extra thread. Pull the thread to the back of the machine and lower the presser foot.

4. Troubleshoot. If the small loop of thread does not become visible after the needle has gone down and up, first try to turn the handwheel slowly again. If this is unsuccessful, turn the handwheel the opposite direction. Should this attempt fail as well, you may need the bobbin thread to be longer. Remove the hook cover plate, take the thread and pull so that more of it comes off the bobbin spool. Make sure that thread has gone through the notch, and place it back across the top of the bobbin again. Replace the hook cover plate, and turn the handwheel again. This should remedy the problem.

References

• Janome.com: Threading Bobbin Instruction