How to Use an Automatic Needle Threader on a Machine

Use an automatic needle threader to more easily thread your machine.

An automatic needle threader is a feature on many sewing machines that allows you to more easily thread the needle. By using it, you can avoid straining your eyes and trying to keep your hand steady to direct the tip of a piece of thread into a tiny needle hole. An automatic needle threader consists of a spring-type hook-and-lever operation that forces a loop of thread into the hole of the needle.

Instructions

1. Guide the thread through the sewing machine, stopping just before you have to put the thread through the needle.

2. Turn the hand wheel on the side of the sewing machine to bring the needle to its highest position.

3. Locate the automatic needle threader lever beside the needle shank that holds the needle in place. Pull down the threader lever partway to lower the thread guide. Hook the thread under the guide.

4. Bring the threader lever down the rest of the way, causing the mechanism to twist and a looped end opposite the thread guide to be pushed through the eye of the needle.

5. Continue to hold the lever down while catching the thread on the looped end. Pull the thread taut.

6. Release the lever and the thread at the same time. The threader will quickly snap back, bringing the looped end and a loop of thread through the needle.

7. Grasp the loop of thread and pull it until the end of the thread passes through the needle.

References

• Singer Sewing Co.: Automatic Needle Threader
• Brother Sewing Machine Owner's Manual; 2007