bearisgray

I had mine fixed on my older Pfaff. Glad I did.

Anael

Most of the times they don't work. I have a Bernina and a Brother, both with this feature and I almost always end up doing it myself!

barny

If you have to thread the needle by hand, put the pull up lever down and the needle down so you can see the hole. Put your index finger just behind the hole, you can then see where to put the thread. Easier to do to thread. I saw a sewing machine tech do it and it works.

LynnVT

I love mine and use it all the time, but that little wire does occasionally need to be bent just an itty bit one way or the other. Now that I'm used to it, I can do it with my fingernail. Once the little wire broke, and the dealer put in a new piece for me. Not that expensive. I bought an extra one so I can fix it myself if it goes again. However, since I had my cataract surgery I can see the needle using just my readers, so it's not as crucial to me as it used to be. Glad you got yours fixed.

LoupEsprit

Mine has one, and it seemed great, but I couldn't get the hang of it, so I just thread manually. I keep forgetting it's even there! LOL. I'll bet if I got used to it, I'd love it though...

BellaBoo

The best needle threader on any machine I have used is on my Singer Quantum. It is years old and threads the needle the first time every time. It's not flimsy and I don't have to do anything but hold the thread end.

ncsewer

My repair guy said to always try a new needle first as often the needle is just s hair off.

eparys

Needle threader are notorious for working one day and broken the next. Most have a tiny filament that pushes the thread through the hole that tends to get bent. When mine do not work, I get out the handy beeswax, drag the thread through the wax then snip the end off at an angle. Even without a magnifying glass (I have "old eyes"- I know there is a hole there but darned if I can see it lol) threading goes smoothly!! Glad you got it fied, but remember the beeswax - I also use it when I thread my Serger and longarm.

SusieQOH

My Bernina threader works every time but my Juki threader has never worked. It's the worst one I've ever seen! I say get one of those cheap threaders. They work. The birdie one is a good one.