Using your machine READY, THREADY, SEW!
Tilly shares her top tips for threading your machine
Threading your sewing machine is a quick-and-easy process once you know how. Yes, it can seem long and complicated the first few times you do it, but keep practising and you’ll soon be threading up in seconds, I promise.
Machines vary, so some of the parts on my machine (a Janome DKS100) may be in different positions to yours, but nothing will be that different that you won’t be able to work it out. Ready to sew? Let’s go!
WIND THE BOBBIN
A sewing machine uses two sources of thread – the spool (or reel) of thread that sits on top of the machine and the bobbin of thread that comes up from below. You buy the spools of thread in the shops and the bobbins come empty – so before threading the machine, you need to get some of your chosen thread off the spool and onto the bobbin.
Place the spool of thread onto the spool pin (the prong sticking out the top of your machine). Some spool pins stick upwards, others stick out towards the left and have a plastic cover to hold the spool in place. The thread should be coming out from behind towards the left if the spool pin is sticking up, or over the top towards the back if the spool pin is on its side.