A Step-by-Step Guide to Bobbin Threading

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Unsure about bobbins? This FREE guide offers clear instructions for beginners!

Learn how to thread your bobbin quickly and easily

Step 1

Before you start winding the bobbin, you need to know the parts of the sewing machine involved in the bobbin winding process. The parts are as labeled above.

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Step 2

Put your spool on the spool pin.

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Step 3

Pull the thread from the spool such that it rotates anticlockwise and wind it once around the bobbin winding tension disc. 

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Step 4

Take your bobbin. There are different types of bobbins suitable for different machines and your bobbin may have a hole in the rim or not.

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Step 5

Align the groove in the bobbin with the spring in the bobbin winder pin and press down to insert the bobbin in the bobbin winder.

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Step 7 

Next, insert the thread through the hole in the rim of the bobbin, from the inside to the outside, and pull the thread about 5- to 6 inches long. 

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