Free Embroidery Machine
REPAIR Video of the Month 2 Error 206
For the beginning embroidery, the 206
error causes some panic...but not to worry - there is an
easy fix (SWF
601C/1501/1501C/1502/1504/1204/1506)
Learn how to use your new or used SWF embroidery machine with this comprehensive, embroidery training video
Learn how to use your new or used SWF embroidery machine with this comprehensive, embroidery training video
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What are some helpful tips to threading an
embroidery machine?
1) Put White Behind the Needle
Whether
you’re threading a sewing machine needle
or a hand sewing needle, white behind
the needle makes the eye much more
visible.
Keep a
small piece of index card pinned to your
pin cushion. Then when you are threading
a needle that piece is always available
to place behind the eye of the needle.
2) Put White Behind the
Sewing Machine Needle
Many new sewing
machines have a white presser foot holder. If your
machine has the standard silver presser foot holder,
tray a dab of White-Out on the foot holder, behind
the needle. Allow it to dry before
sewing fabric.
3) Cut the Thread with
Sharp Scissors
Always use sharp
scissors to cut the thread. A clean cut thread
is always easier to get through the eye of a
sewing needle, than a fuzzy shredded thread.
4) Cut the Thread at an
Angle
Cut the thread at a
forty-five degree angle. Even if you can't see
the angle, the angle will make it easier to
thread the needle.
5) Stiffen the Thread
Stiffen the thread
with saliva or bees wax. It will be easier to
control through the eye than a limp thread.
6) Use a Needle
Threader
A needle threader
comes with many packages of assorted sewing
needles. That little wire, gives you a big eye
to thread even if your sewing needle has a tiny
eye.
Visit sewing
machine dealers and notion departments to see
many new needle threaders available to thread
hand and sewing machine needles.
7) Sewing a Machine
with Built in Needle Threader
A built in needle
threader is available on almost all upper end
sewing machines. If threading a needle is
stopping you from sewing, consider making a bit
of an investment to make sewing enjoyable.
8) Solving Clumsy Hands
Consider using
tweezers. Long bent handle tweezers are
available for threading a serger but can work
just as well to hold the thread while threading
any sewing needle.
9) Use Moisture
Try a bit of
moisture on your thumb behind the needle. The
moisture works like a magnet to draw the thread
through the eye of the needle.
10) Use an Eye that
Matches the Thread Size
If you're using
fine thread use a needle that has a small eye,
but if you are using a thick thread, choose a
needle with a larger eye to accept the thread
and prevent damaging the thread as you sew.
Debbie Colgrove
