How can I get the needle to pick up the bobbin thread on a Touch and Sew special zig zag, app. 1968 model.
By Joann
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Sorry, but if you're having trouble picking up on the bobbin thread on a vintage Singer (and 1968 is definitely vintage!), it usually means the silicone part of the bobbin gear has worn and it wants replacing.
This is a job ONLY a qualified repair tech can do - he/she will have the proper tools and training needed, and the resources to find parts. Be sure to ask the tech if he/she used a 'newly milled' replacement or a salvaged part - a new part is preferable because you should get several years of sewing from it.
A salvage part comes from (usually) an unknown machine picked up at a jumble sale - who knows what conditions that part worked under (dust, excessive lint, improper sewing techniques like racing the motor, etc), and how old it is - regardless of what you've heard, silicone (the material used to form the gear teeth) DOES crumble over time.
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