misseva

I can never keep a white card close to my machine so I just hold my thumb nail (no polish) behind the needle - works for me.

Landers

You can buy the threaders that they sell at joanns for hand sewing needles and use those. I did before I got my new machine that will thread the needle for me.

AliKat

I was just at Joann's here in Phoenix this a.m. and they have the Dritz sewing machine needle threader that I was referring to earlier in this posting. it cost $5.99.

ali

xstitchcchris

I wear a pair of cheap (2.0) reading glasses...works like a magnifying glass, hands free.Walmart sells them for less than $10.00.

ube quilting

Yes Yes yes! Wet the needle not the thread! Why, you ask?

When you wet the thread it swells up. When you wet the needle the moisture pulls at the thread guiding it through the eye.

Also the groove in the needle will guide the thread down and into the eye if you position the thread on it and glide it down the needle.

I keep a small flashlight to angle at the needle too so I can see the eye. Hope any of this helps.
Lots of great tips to try!
peace

lenette

I purchased a machine needle inserter/threader, and it WORKS! I like it. I never can get the one on my machine to line up right. I think i got it from Clotilde.