Why do we still use bobbins?

[Michiel]

21 hours ago, toxo said:

This makes no sense to me! Are you suggesting that the whole bobbin has to move somehow?

 

Yes, that's right.

You can't make stitches without passing the bobbin through a loop in the upper thread.

That's why you need a bobbin.

It's quite difficult to understand, which is why this discussion keeps coming up on this forum from time to time.

 

 

 

 

[Michiel]

The best thing is to try it yourself (as I described), then it will become clear what happens at the bottom of the fabric to make a stitch.

 

 

 

[AlZilla]

In 1835, a guy named Walter Hunt moved the eye of a sewing needle to the pointy end for the sewing machine he was working on. The very next day, he caught a load of grief about the stupid BOBBIN from some guy on Reddit.

It still rages today ...