Mini Sewing Machine Not Catching Bobbin Thread? How to Fix the Timing

Your mini sewing machine not catching the bobbin thread and not stitching at all? You may have a timing issue. I'll show you how to how to fix mini sewing machine not stitching before you fulfill your urge to throw the machine out the window. I also show you a fix for if your mini sewing machine needle is not moving.
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[@stephregester4653]

I bought one of these minis at the thrift store for my grandson to use. Stitches weren't catching and I found your video which was a life saver! Took me hours just to figure out how to unscrew the outside screws because all of my Phillip's were too big. Finally used my drill to enlarge the hole. The screws were in so tight that it raised my blood pressure! After numerous tries at adjusting the bobbin cogs I wanted to throw in the towel. Yours was the best video on the procedure. Thank you so much. It's finally working with perfect tension.

[@zfontes]

I was about to throw this thing at a wall... Thanks to you I can complete my project, thank you so much! Thumbs up

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Fantastic news 🙌🏻

[@jenielynmelad3643]

@@EasySewing4Beginners hi can you help me in my machine can you whatsapp me if you have time I dont know how to explain the problem of my machine thanks I hope you can help me

[@sushmithasushmitha5230]

Kannada video please

[@wahidadida-agun8222]

@@EasySewing4BeginnersHi can you make video like this on the other mini sewing machine? I’m having a problem on it and I don’t know how to fix it or what could be the wrong on it. I’m about to give up. 🥺😭

[@vesnaxm]

I swear this comment made me laugh 😂

[@valeriejohnston4631]

I was about to cut my losses and give up, but I decided NEVER! Messed around with timing on bottom bobbin for 3 hours, only, thanks to you, to figure out that the needle was not in the groove in the arm. I knew it was different. Nobody else had this as a fix, and you did and I'm extremely grateful. Thank you. And I'm sure I'll be referring to your video quite a bit for fixes. What do you want for 70 bucks, huh? Maybe, if I get good and go back to work, I'll invest in a better sewing machine. Thank you again!

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Glad I could help with a fix! Good on you for being so persistent too 🙌🏻

[@herrietachiemeke7932]

My stitches are not sticking at all

[@PhD63]

What a fantastically clear and precise video. So well explained and videoed. Your close ups very clear and informative. Well done.

[@jeffreymcarthur4518]

OMG I could listen to you all day long, you have the most soothing voice I think I’ve ever heard ! Thank god I wasn’t able to fix my machine yet so I’ll keep watching! Thanks

[@dikocrissantiago9199]

This thing hasn't been working since dya one when it was delivered. I've been at it since yesterday and was able to make it work after fixing everything from wirings to parts getting stocked while running. The last and final hurdle? stitching, and you made it work. Thank you so much, i love u💞

[@adriennkisgyorgy7665]

Thanks to you it works!!! After several hours of adjusting everyting outside and wondering what the problem is, turned out the timing wasn't good. With your proper instructions and clear explanation I solved the problem and now the machine runs like a wonder! :)

[@donnarichey144]

I would be afraid to mess with my machine. Good for you that you can do this.

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

If you’re at the point of wanting to throw the machine out the window because it’s not stitching then you haven’t got much to lose 🤪

[@chocoh0lic410]

I was literally on the verge of crying. This was it! THANK YOU! My machine's a little different, but the principle was the same. Very clear and easy to follow. New subscriber :)

[@subharanganathan5682]

Very usefull to all people to know about this sewing repair

[@pixienyx4306]

So glad I found you, I’ve spent more time restarting than I have actually sewing! Giving it a rest today (it’s wound me up that much! But I’ll defo be doing this when I’m less likely to hulk out 🤣

[@rehanraf1209]

I was about to cry... I'm so happy I found this video.. Saved me a lot of money... Thanks....

[@bharathiv4957]

Just wanted to thank for this detailed video. It's amazing to see that people do care about repairing gadgets at home rather than throw and replace them. Good initiative. Helped me fix my mini sewing machine. Looking for more of such helpful videos!

[@wendylopezhernandez933]

I found many videos but no one like this one! Thank you so much :D

[@ozlemguler8687]

Thanks so much for showing us how to make repairs ourselves. This is especially great because low-cost objects can too easily be thrown out or be refunded and getting a service person isn't worth the cost. Your videos are great!

[@bubba119]

I got my daughter a craftbud sewing machine like this. After messing with it for one hour and many crocodile tears from my daughter cause she thought the machine was broken. Thank fis i timing was off by such a small amount. So I loosened the tension screw on the needle housing and I lowered my needle, and it fixed it perfectly. My daughter was so happy and I felt like the best dad ever 💓 😂

[@laurent171717]

Hi Dominica, I found your videos on the mini sewing machine quite informative. Kudos to your bravery and ingenuity on fixing the machine. Not many people would manage to do this successfully. Thank you.

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

You’re welcome 😊

[@JoyTalker-tl4fi]

I followed your instructions and the results was amazing 😍. I just want to say thank you 🥰 because mine wasn't stitching but after following your instructions it's has started stitching 😍😍

[@frida_otras]

Glad I found this! I've spent 2 days trying to figure out this problem. Although my machine buttons is a little different than the one shown here, I guess 99% of the mechanics are similar. Will give it a fix soon. Thank you!

[@micahgoingback1771]

Great video!!! I was gonna smash this thing and call it a lost. Thank you. Super quick fix. If I knew this before I think I could of fixed a machine my mom just threw away. Good thing she has three more kinds...lol. I think one needs this fix. Thanks again with spreading that mighty wisdom with us.

[@cristinaduran9520]

Hi Domenica, I am so excited because your part 2 video helped me with my troubleshooting, my machine was not stitching and your guidance was perfect. Thank you so much XXX

[@bibhusanpradhan1586]

I bought the one online and it had this timing issue. Thank you for this video. It really helped. I was about to throw away my machine.🙏🙏🙏

[@bannynikky9859]

Literally the best help I got today by this video. Thank u so much

[@liezlsimbajon5474]

Thank you very much for this detailed guidelines. I was able to fix mine and it works again. Thank you so much

[@brookewallacehere]

Yay its fixed thank you!! I watched a second video bc the bobbin was popping out after out it in and realized the L part on the bobbin wasnt lined up under the little white thing where it fits into the bobbin case... but thank you for getting me that far!! Horray!

[@edidiongudonsak8628]

this was so so useful... thank you so much

[@adninadnan4413]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!! Your video solved my problem... now i can sew at any time without question why why why.. 😅 im about to throw it then got lucky to bump into your video.. hope your days onwards will always be great because helping many of us .. 🥰

[@jung-ahpark2370]

Thank you. This thing was driving me nuts! Your video was informative and helpful.

[@vithalmaingade3121]

Very excellent video. Simple solution to big problem.

[@normanhommel]

Thx i become biger home hero for my daughter because of yours tutorial 👌😄

[@generisafrikfolktales]

Wow! Thank you, finally I got the solution to my machine, stitching well now

[@charunoni3023]

Thank you very very much. I was able to fix this problem with your help. 🙏 Ah thank you🫶🏼

[@elizabethbuena8360]

Thanks so much for this video! I'm trying to make washable face masks for my family and this is my exact problem. I'll try repairing it tonight!

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

All the best! Let me know how it goes 😊

[@capfpaz]

Genius 👍 watched at least 10 videos from other uploaders which proved out to be disgusting crap, especially videos from our region.TYSM for such an awesome tutorial

[@rubymariaefe]

Very useful, thanks

[@varughesejob3950]

Your video is absolutely beneficial. 💯 Excellent narration. Thank you very much.

[@حسامالعربي-ب2ث]

I followed step by step with your video it worked thank you so much

[@mehmetdurna3115]

Super video, it helped and solved my out of synchronicity problem.

[@talabriinaaithne2822]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have the lil sew and sew and used then info in this video to fix my machine. I was ready to ship it back but with this video I was able to fix it.

[@martinhoracio.tecomparte4474]

Thanks your información was good for me! I see your videos from México City

[@funnygameplayintamil6034]

You saved my life from my lil sister thank you🥺

[@angelinasouren]

This is great! Thank you! From you, I have now learned that the hook takes the thread from the needle and then turns it all the way around the lower bobbin and that is how it picks up the thread from the lower bobbin. (This had always seemed like mysterious "magic" to me.) It made me see that the timing seems to be right in my little machine, which I just bought and turns out to be a great little workhorse but it had suddenly stopped picking up the thread (after I stopped using it yesterday and wanted to continue), but the "bobbin basket" in the bobbin housing is no longer in the right position, for whatever reason. I think it's happened a few times before after I started using this little machine, except a little worse this time. (The needle even runs into it at times.) This may be because I was running thick layers of fabric and I nodded while I typed this because now I may know what the high-pitched "screeching" sound was... that little basket getting moved along the bobbin housing. That happened when I had multiple layers of fabric in the machine that just fit. (That may sound horrible; I improvised a lined shopping bag out of a lot of curtain fabric and then I ran into the limitations of only being able to do one kind of stitch. I ended up with something cute and functional. :) I have now properly designed one that should require stitching through much less thick layers.) Will now try to solve the problem - may need to start removing some screws, yes, and you've showed me how to do that - and add more comments later. Maybe you talk about this too, later in the video, btw. I am still at the start of your video while I type this, but you showed enough for me to want to take a look at what was happening inside my machine without/before taking it apart.

[@angelinasouren]

Yeah, okay, I was able to move that basket back into its proper position; there is a little triangle sticking out and that needs to be caught against a little plastic bit coming from the left, from the machine. The rest of the problem may be a tension issue and/or the result of using two different threads. (Ran out of the thread that the machine came with in the lower bobbin and then used a different thread for that.) I used to sew with a regular machine decades ago and I remember similar issues from back then. You know, these nice little tangles, lol.

[@angelinasouren]

Fixed! Thanks so much for your inspiration!

[@alejandromarti3842]

Helped. You're amazing. Thanks

[@MrScottmills123]

Thank you so much for this video, I've been struggling with my daughter's machine for 6 months, mine is completely different, but the principal is the same. Google was absolutely no help apart from telling me to get it serviced, but thanks to you, I've managed to fix it 😁

[@eniltoh]

Thank you for making and sharing this video. Helps tonnes as I was wondering why the bottom bobbin is not taking up.

[@stephaniemsitambuli3772]

Thanks so much for this video ve find it useful nd ve fix mine too thanks once again

[@tommytom2000able]

I had this exact problem. All fixed now. Thanks.

[@lawrybravo3272]

How huhuu mine is not fixed

[@joomer606]

You are amazing, thank you so much 😊

[@abhalera]

Loved the video ❤ Thanks

[@akhilakoripalli6243]

Thank you so much .....my machine is working very well as before...

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Great to hear 🙌🏻

[@donerickangeles2755]

Thank you so much for helping me to solve my problem. You're very informative and easy steps to follow.

[@markfisher7962]

Wow, you're so brave! (and lucky: all the case screws were the same length, and nothing vital fell out when you opened it. ) Just seeing the top thread get carried around the bobbin well will help others get a feel for the mech.

[@womensculture2505]

Thanks this was so super helpful and am glad I watched it just when I thought of getting a new one. ❤️

[@yugamadhavi1269]

thnxx so mch mam. now m gonaaaaa fix my machine...... i hope, this video will work fr mi

[@vanithakalluri2185]

Tq so much finally my pblm is solved becoz of u thank u

[@normacunningham7178]

Thank you very much

[@yellowappearances4425]

thank you so much! helped alot

[@stepheniejanamie4182]

you are such a big help. thank you 🥺❤

[@gwenythwalker4960]

All instructions soooo clear, thank you. The sewing foot (not the foot pedal) is quite wobbly, is this normal. The machine is very noisy, is this normal. Does the machine need oiling. I'm making a quilt when we go camping, it's a project that has taken 12 months so far. (Getting close to being completed) Thanks again.

[@yeebangyvonnesee7064]

I did everything you showed in the video (took machine apart). Machine worked perfectly when operated manually but when I plugged into electrical outlet, the machine jammed. The thread jammed in the bobbin casing, creating a messy nest. What went wrong?

[@jorgeamdr]

Thanks for sharing this! Very good fix and explanation!

[@nenetteopiala6711]

Thank you very useful. I will try this in our home. But i have also other mini sewing machine that my problem does not life or does not work anymore.

[@LifeofCaaddy]

This video just saved my life 🥺❤️❤️🥰🥰 I’ve been in the bobbing house since morning trying to fix it cos the needle isn’t picking the bobbing thread and now after fixing The timing, it’s working fine. Thank you ☺️❤️❤️❤️

[@myrnaarmentia9324]

omg you save my machine 😁😁🤗 i was about to throw it. wow i am very happy😄😄 thank you

[@melissamakhuba]

This was so helpful

[@buddy77587]

Fabulous tutorial 👍🏻

[@afgandaisy680]

hi...tq for helping me fix this things...hugs and love from zati malaysia..xoxo

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Happy to hear the video helped 🤗

[@carlosandressanchezupegui8782]

Thanks a lot for this video, you helped me to fix the problem I had

[@shubhanan]

My timing is ok but still no stitches, can you help to understand the issue, thank you in advance 🙏🏼

[@kancy131]

Thanks for sharing My bottom bobbin cannot thread as the hook to turn thread to pull thread (hook up) break. Cannot thread up by needle. Any alternative? Please help. Please advise how to resolve.

[@AileenDaw]

Thank you so much! I could follow the steps and see it works, buuut the needle is going behind the hook now 😢 and I lost one of the screws... Trying to figure out how to solve it...

[@preetamsingh8575]

Not the same model but the general process works! Question: is there any way to set the foot or bobbin tension on the stitch?

[@juliehopkins5924]

What do you do when the hook isn’t spinning around when you turn the handle ?

[@ashleyc55]

When I’m testing it out it’s perfectly fine but when I try to actually sew like with fabric it goes back to not catching the bobbin. Also it lets go of the thread like halfway is that normal?

[@rosemariemanuit9580]

we are at the same situation.. i was very excited when it,s deliver i try it ed its fine but at second time its doesnt work

[@AHQ2251]

Hi ! Thank you for sharing this informative video. I have a couple of issues including timing. I tried fixing the timing issue but it still skips in between. Secondly, the motor functions and the needle works too before I assemble the front cover back, once the cover is back in place, the motor runs but the needle is stuck! What do I do....?

[@shainnamaiantonio9591]

thank you so much 🥰 ✨

[@vaishnaviyadav326]

Very happy for this thank u sooo much

[@ajmalasfi4247]

Thanks

[@charup6145]

I have the same issue and I’m going to try this.. wish me luck

[@charup6145]

I failed

[@sedna770]

How

[@darkhorse517]

So useful........ Thank you 😘

[@EasySewing4Beginners]

Glad I could help 🤗

[@gaiksuanlee1910]

Great demo. I find it is hard to unscrew the 6 screws to open up the machine and rescrew them back to place. Any tips

[@OneSickEmpress]

This was so helpful - I kept wondering why my top thread was showing up but the bottom thread did absolutely nothing.

[@angieyoung4544]

I just got a mini hobby machine but it won't stitch properly, the back from the bobbin is scrunching up, can you help...love your tips 😄

[@MrRichadKim]

감사합니다

[@catherinechen7085]

god bless you you're a lifesaver

[@KATIEMAEMAE]

I fixed the timing but my thread is still getting missed. When it isn't missed it slips off the bobbin hook. Do you have an suggestions for how to fix that?

[@chasegates1004]

I was gonna smash the thing with a hammer thank u so much for this video lol 😆 saved the things life

[@steliansilvestru2170]

congratulation!

[@0H21]

My mini sewing machine is a little bigger one with many stitches. If you have that version can you please help me too 😭

[@fppppp7901]

Life Saver!!!

[@mgopalrao891]

Usefull vedio

[@doubm000]

Hi. My needle is not catching the bobbin thread. Good thread used (I think). Bobbin placed with thread in P shape. 1:24 1:26

[@kolalshekhar]

by any chance , can you show the electrical connection diagram? by trying to solve needle problem, I have messed and some of the wires got disconnected

[@priyankapandiyan2228]

Thank you soo much mam

[@saradiyamukherjee2603]

Thanks so much for these clear instructions . My machine's problem is that it keeps stopping when I'm using electric connection but sews smoothly with batteries . I cannot use the electric connection with it . The foot pedal also stops working sometimes , then after a bit of wriggling starts working again . It would be helpful if you suggested a solution . 🙂

[@rashelh6228]

I'm going to try to find a screw driver that actually fits and try this. Edit I tried this and it worked for the most part, going to have to take it apart again cause it's only stitching half of the time but at this point half of the time is better than none at all

[@Crescernaturalmz]

Thank you so much ❤

[@evys7301]

My machine just stopped working at all and makes a whirring sound. It stitches manually but when I try to turn it on it doesn't work at all. :(

[@stephaniemsitambuli3772]

Super but I don't how exactly how the tension should be