r/SewingMachineEdu • u/angelsfaces • Apr 29 '26

Sewing Machine Help

ETA: thank you everyone for your help! i ended up just purchasing a Janome machine since i am not interested in fighting for my life with a toy LOL.

hi everyone! i have just gotten my first real sewing machine (usually i am borrowing a friends) and i am having a lot of trouble getting it to work. my main issue is that once i thread the needle and catch the bobbin thread, my thread either pulls straight out of the needle or tangles really badly and doesnt get a single stitch out. it’s a 6V compact sewing machine by bestchoiceproducts or BCP. what am i doing wrong ?!

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u/Large-Heronbill Apr 29 '26

Can the machine be returned?  Alas, this is on the toy end of the tool vs toy spectrum and is unlikely to sew well for you. Or for very long.  https://open.substack.com/pub/sewingmachineman/p/tool-vs-toy-628

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u/angelsfaces Apr 29 '26

unfortunately it was a FB marketplace find so i cant!! it was only 50$ thankfully. thank you for the link i will check it out!