beckiesgran

Hi, like yourself we are new to machine sewing and had a similar problem with a 29k58 patcher. After asking for help on this site we got a lot of help and advice, and better still - full detailed instruction from wizcraft:notworthy:. We printed the instructions off the computer and now we are up and running. With us it turned out to be lining up the needle correctly and the thread size. I'm sure somebody will be on soon to help you out. Good Luck

Thanks Wizcraft, we will now go on the thread and needle hunt armed with some information, and won't sound quite so daft!! I'm glad you still use ounces in USA, rather than the stupid metric system we have here - it's been here for years and I still don't understand it (perhaps because I don't want to!)

:You_Rock_Emoticon:Thanks to Wizcraft and Art for all their help, The machine is up and running, we had a few teething problems, mainly with the needle as it turns out. once we got the threading right it was the needle that kept breaking. A call into the local market to speak to the cobbler - who has the same machine - and we are up and running again, The thread issue is different, most shops seem to go off maker and colour not size. So we will have to shop arround a bit, maybe send for some from a specialist catalogue or something. Thanks again Beckiesgran

:oops:Hi Art, thanks for clearing up the UK/USA misunderstanding. As to the type of thread,I have no idea, it's just on a cone. I think I will just have to wait until after the holidays and go and buy some new thread - that has the numbers on. I think at the minute it's just frustration, because we just seem to have an expensive hole punch! Hey, at least it's better than no punch at all.

Hi Luke, I'm sorry to say but I think bringing the machine over to the USA may cost a bit too much, even though I'm sure Ray (a relative of yours?) is more than capable of telling us what is wrong.

Hi people, we have spent the last 4 hours trying the instructions, we managed to get 2 stitches done!!! then the thread started to just go up and down and not pick up the bottom thread - we changed the thread and tried again - nothing seems to be happening. We just don't know what we are doing wrong. The needle size is 19, it's the only packet we have, so you think it could be that? By the way - thank you Wiz the instructions where easy to follow.

Hi, I have just found the reply sign:head_hurts_kr:I have printed off the instructions and will let yo know how it goes, thanks for your help

Thank you so much for the details, I am going to print everything off. Will let you know what happens.

hi guys, don't know if this is right way to send reply, told you I was rubbish with computers. I am going to print everything off and then try out the instructions. I'll let you know what happens.

Hi, firstly I apologise if this is in the wrong place, I don't get on well with computers..... we desperately need to know how to thread a 29k58 sewing machine, We have had it a week - no paperwork to tell us anything and it seems it just doesn't want to play:begging:! The top thread is simply not catching the bottom thread, we don't know if it's even threaded right. can anyone tell us in plain simple English how to do it, before tempers get worse, and swearing gets louder. Thank you.