Originally Posted by
Onebyone
If the needle hole is left to right not front to back you may be putting the thread in the needle the wrong direction. Check in your area for a sew group or guild you can visit. They will be happy to help you figure out your machine.
This was my thought also. The thread goes into the needle from the side on which you find the last thread guide.
A lot of people don't realize that needles are threaded from left to right on some machines and from right to left on others.
Hope you can make this work.