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Adrian Tuddenham[_2_]

wrote:

On Jan 23, 4:51*pm, klem kedidelhopper
wrote:
[...]
... On my wife's
machine, the needle has just started to go back up when the pointy end
of the bobbin holder goes past and snags the thread that is sticking
out the side of the neeedle.

That is the critical point (no pun!): As the needle starts to rise it
throws out a tiny loop of slack thread which the bobbin hook is supposed
to catch. If the hook goes past before the needle has risen, the thread
will still be tight against the side of the needle and the hook will
miss it.

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