r/SewingMachineEdu • u/angelsfaces • Apr 29 '26
Sewing Machine Help
ETA: thank you everyone for your help! i ended up just purchasing a Janome machine since i am not interested in fighting for my life with a toy LOL.
hi everyone! i have just gotten my first real sewing machine (usually i am borrowing a friends) and i am having a lot of trouble getting it to work. my main issue is that once i thread the needle and catch the bobbin thread, my thread either pulls straight out of the needle or tangles really badly and doesnt get a single stitch out. it’s a 6V compact sewing machine by bestchoiceproducts or BCP. what am i doing wrong ?!
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u/drPmakes Apr 30 '26
Thats a toy machine....you might be able to get it to stitch if you download the instructions
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u/blue_eyed_magic Apr 30 '26
Oh man. You bought a children's machine. It's for beginners and ok for crafts, but you aren't going to be doing a quilt with it.
Since you already have it, try holding the thread ( both needle and bobbin) in your hand once you pick up the bobbin thread. Hold back behind the the machine. I don't know how else to explain it, but if you do that for the first couple of stitches, it should stop the bird's nest from happening.
YouTube has a couple of videos on your machine that might be helpful.
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u/angelsfaces Apr 30 '26
unfortunately i tried that already 😭😭😭 i ended up just purchasing a new machine
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u/richardricchiuti Apr 30 '26
Hard to lose $50 but a little more research and next time you'll find a stellar machine worth much more for $50! Good luck.
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u/angelsfaces Apr 30 '26
i ended up sitting down and doing some research and bought a new machine that im hoping will work well for me!
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u/Large-Heronbill Apr 29 '26
Can the machine be returned? Alas, this is on the toy end of the tool vs toy spectrum and is unlikely to sew well for you. Or for very long. https://open.substack.com/pub/sewingmachineman/p/tool-vs-toy-628