HOW TO THREAD YOUR SEWING MACHINE

Welcome to our first real blog post! Exciting times!

First things first, you have to have access to a sewing machine before you can thread one! Duh! :')
If you have decided that now is the time to make that special purchase, choosing one can prove more difficult than actually threading one. With so many options to choose from; Janome, Brother, Singer and many more, it can be confusing which way to go.
Now of course, Singer, has had it's praises sang for many years and has rightly earned it's place on the sewing wall of fame however my personal favourtie (which you may already know if you've been following our facebook group @hemraisers) are the Brother sewing machines.
My very first sewing machine, as mentioned in "Our Story", was a Brother sewing machine purchased by my parents back in 2004, this machine was with me throughout my education and is still going now! I loved my Brother sewing machine so much, I even bought it a friend during my second year of University! Both machines plus my Toyota 4 Thread Overlocker are integral parts of my sewing fleet and I couldn't be without them. 

In the end, the decision is yours however if you want something that will run, run, run with a great support team on the Brother website then Brother is the way for you. I can't stress how much my sewing machine has put up with for a domestic, I've sewn pvc and leather fabrics, wedding dresses, even tents and the canvas sections of the elevated roof in a VW Camper Van!

Anyway! Now that I've chewed your ears off about the wonder that is Brother, it's time to get onto the subject you came here for; how to thread your machines! Now all domestic sewing machines are pretty much threaded in the same way, even industrial machines to an extent. Below, I have attached some step by step images (reading left to right) of how to thread each section of the machine. If you have any queries at all, please feel free to comment or drop me a private message on our contact page.

Happy threading! XOXO

How to Thread the Bobbin

Place your thread on the back pin of your sewing machine. You should notice a small metal circle to the left of the machine, winde the thread in a clockwise action around the circle. Take the end of your thread and place it through a small hole in the bobbin. Holding onto the end of the thread, place the bobbin on the machine pin closest to you and push the pin to the right. Still holding onto the thread end, carefully press the machine foot and watch as the bobbin fills up with thread!

How to Thread the Upper Machine

Remove your filled bobbin from the machine and place to one side for later. Unthread the machine keeping the main thread on the back pin as before. To the left of the machine and just before the metal circle, you will see a sort of hook. Start by pulling the thread under and over the hook so that thread is coming towards you. Then guide the thread down towards the tension dial and back up towards the top. When you wind the needle up and down, you will notice an inner hook, raise the hook to highest point and guide the thread over to the left side of the hook and down towards the needle, this will make a sort of "W" shape. Now thread the eye of the needle (front to back) and place the thread end under the foot and toward the back of the machine.

Placing the Bobbin in the Spool Case

Now you need to thread the spool case with the bobbin you filled in the beginning. First, remove the spool case, place the bobbin inside the spool in a "9" formation (the thread end will make the tail to the circle) then pull the pin back on the front of the spool case to allow the case to fit neatly back onto the inner pin. Then, holding onto the upper thread end, move the needle up and down so that the needle hooks the lower thread (the bobbin thread) and pulls it up beneath the foot of the machine. Pull both threads towards the back of the machine and now you're ready to go!