Making the hoop move quieter

Ask your neighbor to see if they hear it. It might be loud but not loud enough to bother them--they may not even hear anything.

thanks everyone, update: i did get a slippery mat and that helped a lot, also put the machine on a towell but haven't tried it since then because i didn't feel like winding a new bobbin when it ran out. ha

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by asterixsew 25 Sep 2016

there is a way to solve this problem which is to buy pre wound bobbins

by bevintex 25 Sep 2016

and more than one

Something I used on my machine (on the Bernina) is a layer of cork underneath it.......it helped deaden the sound and you may be able to run at a higher speed using it? I don't know about the rubbing hoop though...

My hoop doesn't touch my machine except where it is attached to the embroidery arm. It floats across the machine. Only time it touches the machine is when I push it down.
Your hoop scrapping on the machine does not sound good to me at all.
Does anyone else's hoop touch their machine while stitching out designs??

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by bevintex 21 Sep 2016

not mine

by sewist1 21 Sep 2016

Nor mine

by smokeythecat edited 22 Sep 2016

updated comment-
I just checked with the real brother hoops and it lays totally flat on the machine bed. and people say to push the inner hoop a tiny bit farther than the outer to keep the hoop from scratching the machine

by queenofhearts 27 Sep 2016

My hoop floats above the machine, not touching.

Have your machine table sitting on Carpet and also a piece of Carpet under the machine on the table. Place it away from neighbours wall. Surely at normal times it wouldn't be a problem only in the hours people are trying to sleep you should worry.

If the machine backs up to the wall, is there a way to turn it so the machine faces the room and your back is against the wall?

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by smokeythecat 22 Sep 2016

haha i did have the idea to move it to the wall that backs up to where the building is cut into a hill, so there's maximum distance now

I set mine on a folded towel. it muffles sound.. Also set entire table on a piece of carpet.

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by mops 19 Sep 2016

Great answer. Instead of a folded towel you could use a felt or foam mat under the machine. You could try sticking something underneath the legs of the table, e.g. those self-adhesive pieces of felt you can buy to protect wooden floors from scratches made by moving furntiture.