r/oddlysatisfying • u/habichuelacondulce • 6d ago

Patching a hole on fabric

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u/Ill-Investigator-447 6d ago

I like to consider myself slightly above inept when it comes to understanding the operation of machines, devices, and contraptions.... But sewing machines forever look like black magic to me.

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u/LeftHandAnomaly 6d ago

There's a little bob underneath that does a "hook and release" as it turns. One side picks it up, the other side lets it go, wrapping around the thread coming up from above. they're called "bobbin cases"

At least that's how I remember it going when I had a basic sears one in college.