get a really really big magnification glass - you'd be suprised how much easier it is to thread anything when you can actually see it! Shine a light on the needle from a lamp you put near the machine, hold the glass in one hand and thread with the hand you'd thread with! I gave up trying to thread anything, then used a magnifying glass. (I have one of those big magnifyers you put around your neck for X stitch to thread needles when I sit and hand sew) sharet