Does your machine have a needle threader? Was that one of the things you loved when you first looked at it?   They can be one of your favorite features or sometimes a bit frustrating when learning to use it!

To better understand how it works, think of a car with a stick shift… you have to adjust how much you release the accelerator while depressing the clutch to prevent stalling. With the needle threader you must release your hold on the thread with your right hand just enough –  so you can let the lever raise with the left hand and pull the thread through the small hook in the needle’s eye. Too tight nothing happens. Too loose and your thread just drops! Be patient and you may find you’re soon doing it just by feel (because if you could see what you were doing you wouldn’t need the threader!!).  A visual may help —