if i turn the mchine by hand the topcotton snaps after two stitches i have lowered the tension but no good slackening the plate which the needle passes through seems to help i have fitted a new needle as the old one was worn down one sideabove cotton hole

jeff, December 2005

I just got my singer going for the first time. I had this problem when I threaded the needle left to right. Try right to left. So it comes down the end of the machine, through the obvious hook thing, then through a less obvious hook thing on the right , then through the needle right to left.

Steve Carter, May 2007