Abstract: An internal housing comprises an upper part 1, a lower part 3 and a middle part 2. The middle part 2 connects the internal housing to an external housing 4 to form a rotary loop taker. The external housing 4 comprises an elastic piece 6 for engaging thread as well as a tail base 42 and an internally tapered ring 5 for fitting the loop taker into a sewing machine. The middle part 2 provides a ring about which the external housing 4 is rotatable, and to facilitate this rotation, this middle part is of or coated with Teflon.