i use threads from connecting threads, some buy all of their threads from Atlanta Thread Co. both are good sources; as for the needles and bobbins for your machine...did you not receive an owners manual with it? the manual should tell you what needles and bobbins you need to use, and my manual has a list of resources in the back so i know where to find supplies. i would think where you bought the machine should carry all the necessary parts too. i can not use the same needles or bobbins in 2 different machines, one uses one,,,the other uses different...i thought they are pretty much always brand dependant...the gammils won't work in the hq's, which wont work in the nolting which wont work in the apqs........where the tin lizzy falls i don't know but i bet there are parts/accessories specific to the tin lizzy.