a selected direction forward or reverse also not shown is the actuating means for causing endwise reciprocation of the needle bar 24 and for causing rotation of the looptaker as well as for driving the feeding system there is apparent in fig1 the bed slide 28 which normally covers the rotating looptaker 30 while providing support for the work material referring now to fig2 there is shown an elevational view of a portion of the sewing machine in the area of the sewing needle 25 a portion of the bed 12 has been cut away in order that the looptaker 30 and other components supported in the bed may be more clearly shown thus it is clear that the rotating looptaker 30 is supported for rotation in a bushing 32 carried in the bed 12 of the sewing machine the rotating looptaker 30 is formed with a shaft 31 at the end of which is fixed a gear 34 which gear is in mesh with a gear 35 driven ultimately in the usual fashion by the sewing machine drive motor not shown the looptaker shaft 31 carries internally thereof a spindle 36 having a slabbed extremity 37 which slabbed extremity may be urged by other instrumentalities not shown into engagement with a cavity in the bottom of the bobbin 40 in order to positively drive the bobbin during a thread winding operation thereupon for further particulars on the bobbin thread replenishing mechanism herein used the reader is referred to the u s pat no 3 693 566.