Originally Posted by
Cari-in-Oly
Nope, you're not stupid, been there done that. An easy way to remember is that a needle always threads towards the flat side of the shank. So if you know which way the flat side goes into the machine you always know which direction to thread it. Cari
About 70 years ago, I was told to thread the needle from the side that has the
last thread guide. This is always true. I have two machines that thread really differently around the tension discs. But the thread goes through the needle right below the last thread guide.