Abstract: A needle thread wiping device having a mounting bracket supported beneath the head behind the needle bar. The mounting bracket supports a pair of shafts which extend laterally therefrom towards both sides of the head. A thread wiper assembly may be fastened to one side or to both sides of the mounting bracket by means of a lever which may be affixed to a forwardly located shaft by a set screw. One end of the lever carries a sleeve. A link is carried on the second shaft, the link also carrying a sleeve, both sleeves slidably supporting therein a thread wiper having a hooked end. A back plate is provided having a curved slot supported on the second shaft and having a pivotal connection to the sleeve in the end of the lever. The thread wiper also has a connection to the back plate.