How to Thread a Sewing Machine

Series Summary

Sewing is a very popular craft almost completely universally used. Its origin dates as far back as the Paleolithic age (30,000 BC) and is usually used to make clothing or home furnishings today. There are several different methods and stitches involved with sewing that all serve a unique purpose depending on what is being made. In recent centuries the advent of the sewing machine has made the process much easier and faster and has allowed garment makers to make a superior product in almost half the time. Today most of the sewing that is done by hand is for repairing damaged garments or finishing those started by machines.

This series will teach you how to thread your machine and several different methods, tips and techniques associated with the many stitches available to use for whatever your project might be. The clips will walk you through visual examples of many versatile stitches including corner seams and darts and show you the correct way to set up those methods.

Video Transcript

" Hi! I’m Candi Cane-Canncel on behalf of expertvillage.com. Today we’re going to learn machine basics how to thread your machine and the different components of it. So this machine has a basic front mounted machine most machines are going to either be front mounted or if you have say an old vintage machine some of those are side mounted and what there really means is where your thread actually goes. And most machines are going to be pretty similar as far as having a balance wheel, a spindle or spool guide you’re going to have some sort of component to bring the thread to that matches the tension, a pick up, another pick up guide up here a needle holder pick up and then your needle. So to thread this particular machine you just start at the top, put your thread through the tension guide, come down around, go through the pick up guide and then your going to be coming back down going through the little thread guide and then just basically sticking your thread into the needle. Picking up your presser foot, sticking the thread underneath. For your bobbing most bobbins are going to be slightly different they vary in different sizes and again you can just consult your manual for things just to know what size. You stick in your bobbin, pull it through the little bobbin holder, pull the lever, stick it into the bobbin guide, close your door your going to attach your foot and there you go a threaded machine. For more info about this topic feel free to visit my website at candiland.com."