I have an old Lemair Helvetia and the thread won't stay in the needle:/ I've tried making a longer thread, holding it for the first couple seconds that it sews and tension change, but the thread just won't stay. I need to finish off a dress by Saturday, panicking here!
By Nicole.P
Is your thread breaking? Old thread does that, if so, replace the thread. Have you checked your tensions?
I know it's too late for your dress, I hope things worked out for you!
Re the thread coming out of the machine needle, are you sure you're completely lifting the presser foot while threading the needle and/or adjusting the tension? Not lifting the pressure foot all the way will cause the thread to slide out when you start sewing because the upper thread won't properly seat in the thread path if the pressure foot is down during threading the upper thread.
Having the pressure foot in the up position relieves the sew mode pressure on the tension discs - permitting them to open properly to accept the upper thread during threading, and properly adjust the tension for sewing.
There are a lot of other causes for thread slipping out of the needle - incorrect or old thread, machine timing off, bobbin gear worn out, thread tension discs worn. If you continue having the problem you need to take the machine to a good sewing machine repair tech.
Make sure the thread arm is in it's highest position each time you stop. If it is, the needle won't un-thread when you start to sew.
This happened to me too, it turned out that I was threading the needle the wrong way, make sure you are threading your needle through the front and not the back.
Hope this helps! :)
Thank you angel, you saved me 2 days of frustration ; every one suggested to pull the tread at the beginning , and that is not so, the tread jumped out of the needle during sowing after about the second stitch . You are a smart cookie, thank you.
OMG, thank you!!!!!
Yes smart cookienough indeed..this solved my problem and frustration also... thanks
Thank you so much have not been able to use my maching for a few weeks so frustrated !!!!! I put the needle in every other way but the right way and I was treading from the side not the front as you suggested.Thanks again .onwards and upwards
OmG YAY!
Just learning to use a sewing machine and I was threading the needle the wrong way! Yay! Its working now! Thanks!
Change my neddle to thread from the front that did not help losen and tighten tensions also
Thanks so much for the tip. After trying many, many things, my problem was I was threading from the back!!
thank you for this tip. I have a lot on my mind (husband on hospice, lost my sister 4 months ago) and have not sewed in a long time and I have made each of my family clothes from men to babies so I am not a novice. But my eyes are giving me fits and I was using a threader and it can only go in from front to back which makes the needle be threaded from the back.
I'm glad you were able to find help here. I'm sorry that you are going through a difficult time right now. Sending my best thoughts and wishes for you and your family.
Oh, thank you. 2 hours later - got it. felt tip marker on machine: " thread needle front to back"
who is Angel ? I AM looking for their answer for help - but don't see any Angel... I would like to know how the problem got fixed...
I think this is Angel's comment but she changed her username at some point.
"This happened to me too, it turned out that I was threading the needle the wrong way, make sure you are threading your needle through the front and not the back/"
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I have a Toyota RS2000 sewing machine. I threaded the machine as I usually do, and went to machine up a seam, but the thread kept coming out of the needle when I press the foot to sew. I don't know why. I tried different settings, but it still kept popping out of the eye in the needle! Can you help please?
Normally you should have a long trail of thread at the back of your needle when you start to sew. If you do and the thread keep coming out you should change your needle and make sure it is installed correctly.
Either hold the tail of the thread till you actually get a couple stitches into the seam, OR pull a longer thread tail out of the upper thread only. My machine does the same thing if I don't do one of those two steps. The upper thread gets pulled backwards--out of the needle--as the upper thread tension takes up the excess thread.
This always happens to me when the tension is too tight. It can also break as well.
Aside from the answers above, Ive also had this happen when the eye of the needle has a split in it. Replacing with a fresh needle is necessary in this case. (Sewing over pins will cause this to happen sometimes.) Good luck!
Why does my seeing machine keep unthreading the needle as I am sewing?
By sc
Two possible reasons. One, your needle thread comes out before you begin because it's short and needs to be held when you start. The other is, you may have a small snag in your needle eye and it cuts it. The next time it happens, look at the end of the thread. If it look somewhat chewed...it's that. I hope this helps.
There are several reasons your sewing machine needle won't stay threaded, starting with the needle (as noted by the previous poster) is old and going through reasons like:
Wrong needle for the type of thread and fabric you are trying to sew
Upper thread not put through the machine threading path correctly
Machine tension set incorrectly for the type of thread, needle, and fabric you are using
Bobbin gear worn or broken (which prevents the upper thread from being caught by the bobbin during sewing)
Best solution? Check your user guide (aka owner's manual) troubleshooting pages. If you don't have your user guide, check the manufacture website, most have a free download feature for user guides. Print the guide and put it into a 3 ring binder to have at hand during a sewing session.
I had the same problem. Turned out when someone changed the needle, it was inserted with the flat side toward the front; in my machine the flat side goes toward the back. When I changed the needle to the correct position, it sewed like a charm. Could this be your problem??
thank you so much for that suggestion. I have and very old Japanese sewing machine with directions in Japanese and was having a lot of trouble.changed the needle and she works like a charm.
I can't believe this was the problem after struggling for months! Thank you.
I had this problem and read your comment and went "what the heck, I'm ready to try anything" and flipped the needle around. Worked like a charm! So thank you
OMG..I was just about to throw my machine off my deck until I read your suggestion!! Works like a charm now, I am thanking God for you and the Internet.
So helpful! I thought I was going crazy. Wish Id looked this up days ago!
I have a brand new machine. I am getting aggravated why the thread keeps coming out.
Thank you so much. My grandma passed a few years back and we took her sewing machine. I kept on breaking needles and it kept in threading. I had to make some blankets for school and it kept unthreading. I gave up and hand stitched and that was hard so I tried again and looked on here THANKYOU SO MUCH.
Thank you for mentioning the needle. I had forgotten that the last time I used my machine I had sewn black duck tape on my grandsons pants as a temporary patch. Turns out that my needle was covered in sticky adhesive from the tape! Once I changed the needle my problem was solved! Thanks again! This solved hours of aggravation. So glad I saw your post!
Cant wait to try. Have to go get more needles. Thanks for the advice.
