When I got my LS-321 sewing machine, one of the things missing was the needle bar thread guide.
It's a semi-circle of metal that wraps around the needle bar right at the height of the needle set screw, and guides the thread so that it follows the needle in a more vertical path. This gives the thread a more uniform geometry as the needle pushes through the fabric, which leads to better quality stitches.
Luckily, this part is still available, if only just barely.
I actually ordered this part back in October, but thanks to a combination of shipping errors and scant supply, it took until now to actually show up.
Installing it is quite simple. You just remove the needle set screw, and the needle while you're at it so it doesn't just fall out onto the floor, then slide it up onto the needle bar and reinstall the needle and set screw.
Then when you're threading the machine, you simply need to hook the thread around the left side of the guide and pull it into place, easy-peasy.
And the usual proof that the machine still sews.
This is the last item on the fix-it list for the LS-321, so from here on out it should be ready to just make projects.
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