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Dritz 253 Machine Needle Inserter & Threader for Sewing

Dritz 253 Machine Needle Inserter & Threader for Sewing

$11.20

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Price: $11.20
(as of Mar 03, 2025 14:42:10 UTC – Details)


13 reviews for Dritz 253 Machine Needle Inserter & Threader for Sewing

  1. Real user –

    Bit tricky first, but works great
    I found their video from youtube.Dritz— “How to use a Dritz Machine Needle Inserter & Threader”

  2. Jerry H. Bond –

    A FEW TIPS THAT MIGHT HELP
    This review is for first-time users and people who have encountered problems.This, from one who spent many years on a HELP DESK.I wanted to test this threader out so I could possibly help out an elderly parent who is no longer able to thread her sewing machine the old-fashioned way…and she does love to sew.The first thing I would suggest is to learn how this threader works.Hold the blue outer shaft in one hand. Place the thumbnail of the other hand on the outer edge of white plastic hook and gently push down until you see the ultra-thin metal band appear from the center of the threader. Notice the tiny tip is concave so that it will grasp the thread. This is where most people have a problem.If you do not push the threader VERY gently as you slide it down the needle searching for the eye, this metal band will bend. I did it twice. Unless the band is straightened, the threader will never work.A good set of fine-pointed tweezers are needed to bend it straight again.It takes a very delicate touch at first. One you get the hang of it, practice a few times and it becomes simple.Another thing I discovered was that once the thread is through the eye, it wants to pull back through when you remove the threader. Insert your seam ripper through the loop in the thread before pulling the threader back. This works like a charm. Go ahead and slowly pull the thread on through the eye with the ripper.Another thing I would suggest is to have excellent light. Most sewing machines seem lacking for old eyes.Check this out on Amazon for $8.99. I use batteries so I can easily position the lamp where it is most convenient, usually behind the machine. It works great.SE FL89030L 30 LED SILVER LAMP LIGHTI tested several different threaders on a Schmetz 90/14 needle and this was my choice.There are ways to help folks enjoy the things they love to do for as long as they possibly can. We just have to find them.

  3. K Montgomery –

    A MUST HAVE with instructions included
    I had to YouTube how to use it. Be gentle as the internal black pin that threads the needle is thin, and can bend easily.Once you thred the inserted in the big V, turn the inserted to the side with the small hook on top.Gently slide the threader, done your needle until you feel a slight click.Push the threader easily. It will thread you needle like a DREAM. Pull the tread on through.If you do not follow steps exactly, you may become frustrated , as I did. Once I did it just like the video… fast, easy and a sewing enthusiast’s MUST HAVE.

  4. Elizabeth Rose –

    Waste of Money
    Good concept for threading but very poorly made.To thread the sewing machine needle there’s a little metal prong inside the white plastic section; the prong pushes the thread through the needle.I was so excited because it actually worked. But it broke after less than 10 threading’s. Somehow the little metal prong got bent and so it wouldn’t thread anymore.Honestly it was a waste of money and a big letdown.

  5. Cgreer –

    Very easy to use. Amazing.
    This is the best and easiest sewing machine threader for front threading sewing machines. It pushes the thread through the needle. It does not have a hook that has to pull the thread. So much better than all the other threaders.

  6. Larry S. Borden –

    This did not work as well as I had thought it would.
    I had a hard time getting this to work. It wasn’t as easy to use as I thought it would be. It could have been me, but I had a hard time. with it.

  7. ereader –

    Marvelous, Simply Marvelous! (Attached photos)
    I have always had trouble threading the needle of any sewing machine. I only recently learned of these little contraptions, and purchased this one because of the reviewers stating, “it worked every time.”Threading that tiny eye only takes mere seconds now. As others have noted, the instructions are sketchy. Try it a few times and you’ll have it down and rarely, if ever again, have frustration with this necessary task. Once I was successful, I kept practicing for a while, just because it was rather fun.My only complaint is there are no protective caps on the “working end.” I would have appreciated clear caps, like the seam rippers have, since an unknowing child or adult might break this in their personal quest to play with your stuff.For those, like myself, who want detailed instructions, here are mine. It is much easier to do, then to read about; but I also attached some photos:Sit at your machine and have some decent lighting on the needle area.1)At the busy end (the instructions call it the “Y” section, but it is really more of a cross of slots), hold the implement so either arrow (the arrows are the same color as the handle and hard to see, I’ll probably dot mine with red with nail polish) are vertically aligned (up and down).2)Then slide a section of your thread into a somewhat deep horizontal slot, push it back into the device and having it taunt can be helpful).3)Now, place the busy end (with the slotted thread) onto the face of the sewing machine needle, slowly sliding downward WHILE slightly pushing it into the needle shaft.When the eye of the needle is engaged, gently push.This will have the plastic cross move back into the handle, and expose a flat, metal wire/stick, that will push the thread through the eye of the needle, forming a small loop.4)You can try to grasp the loop, or wait, but SLOWLY, release the tension by pulling back (away from the needle) on the device. Slow is critical here, really.You manually pull the loop of thread back through the needle, using a little hook they have on the end of the gadget, or whatever device you like, (I personally use a seam ripper, the same thing I use to pull a much larger loop through from the machine bobbins).Viola! It ONLY TAKES SECONDS and you’re threaded again. Happy sewing.

  8. Mike from Bellmore –

    Great for Senior Eyes
    This is an over priced piece of plastic. However, it does work quite well. It makes threading the needle on my sewing machine so much easier, and for that simple but difficult task, it is well worth the money.

  9. Ricardo Camacho Lozano –

    Buena calidad y útil

  10. Valdenir Ozorio/ meu xodozinho –

    As vezes to aperreada sem conseguir enfiar a linha na agulha e ele facilita pra mim!!

  11. Amazon Customer –

    IT WORKS! An amazing bit of kit, I highly recommend. Although I have a manual, built-in needle threader on my Brother Sewing Machine that works really well, I bought this as it has TWO functions. One, it works briliantly threading the needle on my sewing machine and Two, it’s great to hold the needle in position when you have to replace your needle. Well done Dritz!

  12. Christiane Brandt –

    Als Nadelhalter super, habe nur Schwierigkeiten mit dem Fadeneinfädler🙄 ich brauche genauso viele Anläufe zum einfädeln des Fadens, als wenn ich es ohne mache.

  13. Alice –

    this little tool works very well and gets rid of the stress I feel when trying to thread the little needles on the machines. My older person’s eyesight makes it difficult to thread the needles. One thing to be careful of is that it is very light weight. The pin that pushes the thread through the eye of the needle is very fragile. If you miss the placement that needle will bend and then you have to straighten it before it will work properly again. It has a hook for pulling the loop of thread but I find it much easier to use the tweezers for this instead

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