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can anyone help me thread my new mini sewing machine?

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treacletart · 03/09/2004 19:53

I've bought a mini sewing machine on ebay. The brand is "SupportPlus". It looks great but the "instructions" are total gibberish and I'm having a nightmare trying to thread the bottom bobbin - unlike any other machine I've ever seen. It's incredibly fiddly to even take the bobbin case in or out and I cant get the thread to lie anywhere near the needle to pick it up. I appreciate this is a long-shot - but does anyone have the same machine?

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treacletart · 05/09/2004 12:48

bump..

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lou33 · 05/09/2004 14:55

Is it called supportplus, but made by another company? I can't fnd it on google.

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treacletart · 05/09/2004 18:24

Thanks for trying lou, I cant find it on google either. There's also the name "home-line" on the box and I think it might be German. My hope now is that even if noone has the same brand someone may have a similarly awkward mini machine...

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lou33 · 05/09/2004 18:46

When I type in Homeline it cross references with Janome. Could that be the make?

lou33 · 05/09/2004 18:50

Is it a hand held machine?

libb · 05/09/2004 19:03

I have a mini machine too and the bottom bobbin is stumping me too - I haven't looked at it for a few months as have been busy with new baby etc. Mine was from Woolworths but I am not sure of the brand - I just assumed I had fat fingers and have been meaning to try again . . . at some point.

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treacletart · 05/09/2004 19:17

Glad I'm not the only one libb! - Lou its not hand held, it's just a scaled down ordinary machine that only does runner stitch - looks a bit like a toy machine I guess.

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lou33 · 05/09/2004 19:26

I have a mini singer one, but it does quite a few stitches. Still looks like a toy though

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treacletart · 07/09/2004 08:37

anyone any ideas?

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Bethwoo · 25/03/2013 22:08

I've just signed up to post this as I too had terrible time trying to get it to work :) the uk distributors went bust in 2002 but I've managed to find another company that does them. It's now called a vikon mini, there's a YouTube vid as well that even shows how to thread it! Yippee! Only taken me about two years to find it :) I'm guessing tho that you probably gave up and gave it to the charity shop? :) just goes to show that everything comes to he who waits :)
m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=6rWeM2u-4mg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6rWeM2u-4mg

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