Patent ID: 6973888

Claim:
A sewing machine comprising: a needle having a needle eye formed at the lower end thereof; a threading hook which may be passed through said needle eye and may catch an upper thread of the sewing which is provided to be threaded through said needle eye; a thread inserting means for inserting said threading hook through said needle eye and subsequently pulling back said threading hook from said needle eye; a thread holding means for holding said upper thread with tension applied thereto; a thread moving means which is operated in association with operation of said thread inserting means to move said thread holding means to a position where said upper thread may be caught by said threading hook which is inserted through said needle eye; wherein said thread holding means holds said upper thread at a lower position with respect to said needle eye on a side thereof where said threading hook is protruded through said needle eye, said upper thread being moved up by said thread moving means in contact with the needle to a position where said upper thread may be caught by said threading hook, and said threading hook is pulled out of said needle eye while catching said upper thread held by said thread holding means.