Also, its metal bobbins are easy to find, so you can purchase extras and wind more than just a few colors of thread for your projects. If you really are brand new to sewing from scratch, you'll also find it handy that this model comes with threads, fabrics and even a pattern to make a simple clutch bag to get you started.

With the spool of thread positioned on the thread spindle, wrap the loose end of the thread around the central post of the bobbin about 4 or 5 times in a counterclockwise direction. The CraftBud Mini Sewing Machine comes with 50 pre-cut pieces of patterned textiles, 16 lively spools of thread, and 16 threaded bobbins to help you make sewing creations right at home. Check out our guides to The Great British Sewing Bee, The Great Pottery Throw Down and Interior Design Masters.It has a drop-loading bobbin, and handy accessories set including a zig-zag foot (great for trying out sewing with stretch fabrics), buttonhole foot, zipper foot plus needles and a spare bobbin. If you’re switching between thin fabric and thick fabric or bulky layers of material, you’ll likely need to adjust the tension. If you don’t have enough fabric past the needle to begin with, it might get sucked down between the presser feet. If you notice your top row of stitches is loose and loopy, twist the tension dial clockwise to tighten the tension on the top thread.

With over a decade of craft publishing experience under her belt, she loves crafting with her kids and curling up on the sofa with a spot of hand patchwork. This small sewing machine comes with plus some accessories to start you off – 2 thread spools, 2 bobbins, a needle threader and needle. All the mini sewing machines in this round-up are perfect for beginners, kids or those lacking sewing space. Many of the models in this round up are from brands you'll have heard of, but we've also included some popular machines from lesser-known makes that come highly recommended by other makers. A good pack supplied with the machine can be a welcome addition, but only if you can suture nice, balanced aches on it.A machine with extra features and accessories will likely cost more than one without — but if you’re planning to make sewing a long-term hobby, it is a worthy investment.

Small sewing machines are frequently aimed at children and newcomers, which I suppose is a little condescending and illegal.

There is also a speed control button on it, you can choose Low or High speed to match your sewing skills.

That being said, when setting up the machine, the most frustrating aspect to master is threading the bobbin. You’ll like how portable and easy to use your new sewing tools are, whether you’re using the Magicfly Mini instead of a bigger machine or just learning how to sew on a small machine. If your machine has a thread channel next to the bobbin compartment, you can slip both threads into this channel to line them up while you turn the hand wheel.There are also clear instructions and operational videos to help you create your artwork and answer frequently asked questions. Pull the loose ends of thread until there’s about 5 in (13 cm) of each strand extending past the needle before you turn the hand wheel.