Help! I'm getting old and so is my sewing machine!
#11
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here is the gadget that came with one of my machines. http://www.amazon.com/KingSo-Threade.../dp/B00STDMKBW
it works much better than i thought it would
it works much better than i thought it would
Judy in Phx, AZ
#12
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Location: Sunny Arizona
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This is exactly what I do. Sometimes I just put my finger behind the needle and it helps. The problem with the wire loop is that you still have to find the eye!!! Ann
#14
here is the gadget that came with one of my machines. http://www.amazon.com/KingSo-Threade.../dp/B00STDMKBW
it works much better than i thought it would
it works much better than i thought it would
That''s the one I use. I only have one eye that sees. The price is excellent. I bought mine at JoAnn's with a 50% discount. Will be watching what you choose and if it works.
#15
What we all don't always think about is that old sewing machines thread from the side, Some towards the inside and like mine, toward the outside. It really makes it much more difficult to see the needle opening. I use a wire needle threader. I also like the suggestion about the needle threader-inserter from Amazon.
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here is the gadget that came with one of my machines. http://www.amazon.com/KingSo-Threade.../dp/B00STDMKBW
it works much better than i thought it would
it works much better than i thought it would
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I use the wire needle threaders made for hand sewing. I find the smaller ones don't work for me, I use the larger ones. They aren't available at my Walmart but I order them on ebay. They look like this
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My machine has a very thick shank and after a while the wire in my threader gets too bent to be useful. (because I have to bend it around the shank). I buy these needle threaders by the dozen.
I find they work great for me, it's much easier to push the stiff wire through my needle hole than a bendy piece of thread.
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My machine has a very thick shank and after a while the wire in my threader gets too bent to be useful. (because I have to bend it around the shank). I buy these needle threaders by the dozen.
I find they work great for me, it's much easier to push the stiff wire through my needle hole than a bendy piece of thread.
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