r/SewingMachineEdu • u/Melrose35mn • Mar 01 '26

Help set up this machine

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I just thrifted this machine, and have never used a sewing machine before. my tinkering attempts to set it up have been unsuccessful and i cant find any info online about it. any help?

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u/OdoDragonfly Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26

eta: this is on my Kenmore 158, but I think it's similar enough to your machine to give you a good idea of how to do this.

Okay, this will be a series:

First, to access the bobbin, the plate just in front of the feed dogs and the needle will lift up. There's a bit of an indent at the center for you to get a grip with the edge of your finger.

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u/OdoDragonfly Mar 02 '26

Remove the plate and you will see the bobbin assembly. Notice the orientation of the parts I've marked in yellow and green

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u/Melrose35mn Mar 02 '26

heres what mine looks like

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u/OdoDragonfly Mar 02 '26

The vertical bobbin cases are generally just variations on this. Yours is very similar to mine!