Help! I'm getting old and so is my sewing machine!
#31
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I have a needle threader gizmo on my machine but I just don't get along with it. This is what i do. I use a swatch of white fabric (actually a piece of 1/2 in. wide elastic) and hold it behind the eye of the needle. With that white behind the needle, the eye is very easy to see.
#33
All of these ideas seem as though they would work.
If I were at your class I would be more than happy to thread the machine, or hand needles, for you. Is this a class with a group of people or an instructor that you would not mind asking for 15 seconds of assistance?
If I were at your class I would be more than happy to thread the machine, or hand needles, for you. Is this a class with a group of people or an instructor that you would not mind asking for 15 seconds of assistance?
#34
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Location: South East Michigan...at the bottom of the thumb!
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I also go to the dollar store for cheap strong glasses. I leave them all over the house so I can find a pair when I need to see. I have the little wire threaders for hand sewing....have used it on a treadle....which did not have a threaders on it. Lol.
#36
Susie's-Susie-Susie, I have a needle threader on my machine also. When it gets stuck I have found that if I jiggle the hand wheel a little it will pop into place. I think the needle is not quite in the uppermost position when I try to thread it so it gets stuck.
#38
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I purchased a magnifying gadget that attaches to my vintage machine on clearance at WalMart last year. Also, I find it helpful to hold a piece of white paper behind the needle, it clearly shows the eye and is very easy to thread.
#39
I was told in a class once to wet the sewing machine needle, not the thread. So I lick my thumb and pointer finger, slide them over the needle, and then thread it. I do have an automatic threader on my machine, but sometimes it gets bent and won't work. Then I lick my fingers.
#40
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I have a needle threader gizmo on my machine but I just don't get along with it. This is what i do. I use a swatch of white fabric (actually a piece of 1/2 in. wide elastic) and hold it behind the eye of the needle. With that white behind the needle, the eye is very easy to see.
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