I have the "donor" #8 working and used it to make a hanging nest (based on a Nancy's Notions idea) to hold the instruction book and other bits. ?It sewed okay except for skipping a stitch here and there - not in a regular pattern and only occasionally. ?At New England TOGA it was suggested that I should change the needle.?
But neither # 8 had a bobbin winder, so I had wound the bobbin by hand. ?The bobbin is so skinny that it was hard to wind and I wondered if inconsistent winding could be the problem. ?I got out my Sidewinder and filled the bobbin while being careful not to over-fill. ?Practice stitches look perfect. I have not changed the needle yet but maybe I don't need to do that.
I don't need to try to add a winder to the machine - maybe it never had one - but might my hand winding have been the issue? I do like my Sidewinder.
Lillian, near Cape Cod
