Thread a Singer Sewing Machine

Singer products range from basic sewing machines for beginners to complicated, technologically advanced sergers and other machines that are used by professionals as well as hobbyists. Home sewing machines have a thread guide at the top, and the type of thread guide determines how you thread it. This article contains instructions for threading a machine with a two-part thread guide or a single-part thread guide.

Steps

  1. Determine what type of machine you have. The most common Singer machines, no matter what year they were made, have a type of thread guide that falls into one of these categories:
    • A two-part thread guide is usually composed of a small metal piece and a longer plastic piece, both located on top of the machine. The thread is guided through both pieces before it continues down through the needle.
    • A single-part thread guide is one guide, typically metal, located at the top of the machine.

Threading a Two-Part Thread Guide

  1. Turn the machine off. Make sure there is no power going to the sewing machine before beginning to thread it. If you leave the power in, you risk hurting yourself or damaging the machine during the threading process.
  2. Raise the needle to its highest position. Turn the hand wheel toward you to slowly raise the needle.
  3. Lift the presser foot. Grasp the small handle on the side of the machine to raise the presser foot so that the thread can pass through the threading points on the machine.
  4. Place a spool of thread on the spool pin. Some machines have a vertical spool pin, and others have a horizontal spool pin. Either way, secure the thread to the spool pin.
  5. Pass the thread through the first thread guide. Lead it through the lower slot on the underside of the thread guide first, then pass it through the upper slot. Lead the thread around to the right and pull it through.
  6. Pass the thread through the second thread guide. Pass the thread to the right and under the guide, so that you insert it from the bottom over the top. Carefully snap the thread into place.
  7. Pass the thread around the tension mechanism. Guide it into the threading channel and let it slip onto the tension discs.
  8. Thread the take-up lever eye. Pass the thread under the hook and into the eye, where it will stay in place.
  9. Thread the guide just above the needle. It's a small hook that holds the thread tension. Some machines have more than one guide above the needle to serve this purpose.
  10. Thread the needle. Lead the thread from front to back.

Threading a Single-Part Thread Guide

  1. Turn the power off. Unplug the machine to make sure it won't get switched on while you thread it.
  2. Raise the needle to its highest position. Turn the hand wheel toward you until the needle can no longer be raised.
  3. Raise the presser foot. Grasp the small lever to the side of the presser foot and raise it.
  4. Put a spool of thread on the spool pin. If your machine has a horizontal spool pin, place a cap over the spool to hold it in place. If it's a vertical spool pin, rest the spool on the pin.
  5. Pass the thread through the thread guide. Pull it up to the left of the guide and pass it under the small hook and into the keyhole-liked insert.
  6. Pass the thread around the tension mechanism. Guide it into the threading channel and let it slip onto the tension discs.
  7. Thread the take-up lever eye. Pass the thread under the hook and into the eye, where it will stay in place.
  8. Thread the guide just above the needle. It's a small hook that holds the thread tension. Some machines have more than one guide above the needle to serve this purpose.
  9. Thread the needle. Lead the thread from front to back.

Getting Ready to Sew

  1. Lower the needle. Pull the end of the thread through the needle so that the tail is a couple of inches long. Turn the hand wheel toward you until the needle is no longer visible and goes into the bobbin case.
  2. Raise the needle. Move the hand wheel slowly until the needle reaches its high point again. Continue to hold the thread that came through the needle during this process. When the needle comes up, the bobbin thread loop will also rise.
  3. Arrange the thread. Pull the thread toward you until the loop is brought further out of the bobbin case. Pull both of the pieces of thread until they are under the presser foot. Drape the tail of the thread to the back and the right of the sewing machine.



Tips

  • Most Singer sewing machines come with a manual that includes diagrammed instructions on how to thread the machine. Some models even have the instructions printed right on the sewing machine.

Things You'll Need

  • Sewing machine
  • Spool of thread

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