For those of us who are still learning, I have a suggestion for you. Once you get the machine threaded, and do the happy dance cause you can do it, remember when you sit back down to sew, that if it has a telescoping thread guide bar on the top, to be sure it is in the up position before you try to use the machine. I have already forgot to do that (twice) and after having to change the needle once and rethread once, I think I will remember to check that first! Lol.