to be totally flumoxed?

[notitswerebritish]

By a bloody sewing machine?
Why can't I figure it out!

YANBU - me too. Never gone back to it. Meh to sewing machines.

You have to have the gift - my sis does and she is having lessons and is a sewing machine whisperer.

It just makes holes where stitches should be.

Ahhhhh - I do know enough to know you also need thread - not just the machine. It is clever but not magic those who can work them are however

What seems to be the problem? < expert >
:o

You have put thread in right?

Is there thread in the bobbin? (underneath, small round thing). If so, is that thread coming up out near the needle (should be)

You deffo need thread. Or did you think they glued the fabric together?

I have put the tread in....this does not mean it is in right tho!

Wind the bobbin up!

Wind the bobbin up!

Pull. Pull.

Clap clap clap.

Sorted!

Have you plugged it in?

There are 2 threads, one from the top, going through a maze of holes and into the needle. And one from the bottom which is coming up through a little hole under the needle.

I needed a 2.5 hour tutorial in how to use mine. Would have been no hoper without that. I am supposed to have an IQ of 160+, too.

Speaking of which, I am supposed to be on it now .

Now you're getting there!

Have you pulled the threads through so there's a good length on them before you hit the peddle because if you haven't they may just whip back when you start sewing which is why you're getting holes and not nice neat stitches.

Yup plenty of thread.

Dunno then.

Do you really need to sew this thing? Could you take the kids and go and fly a kite instead - much more fun.

Have you tried it yet?! Needle down, Foot down?

Stupid machine is for one of the kids!

Yup mrskitty.
Still just holes.

Is it one of those really small mini machines? If it is, put it in the bin.
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Haha! It is! I didn't want to spend a lot until I knew it would be used!

Check bottom thread, is bobbin in the right way round?

This is a bit out there but... have you read the instruction booklet?