Threading
the Machine
• Threading the machine
* Raise the thread take-up lever to its highest position by
turning the handwheel counterclockwise.
* Raise the presser foot lifter.
* Place a spool on the spool pin, with thread coming off as
shown.
[] Draw the end of thread around the upper thread guide.
[] While holding the thread near the spool, draw the end of
the thread down around the check spring holder.
[] Firmly draw the thread up from right to left over the
take-up lever and down into the take-up lever eye.
[] Slide the thread behind the needle bar thread guide on
the left.
[] Thread the needle from front to back or use a needle
threader.
• Drawing up bobbin thread
[] Raise the presser foot. Hold the needle thread lightly
with your left hand and rotate the handwheet
counterclockwise,
toward you, for one complete turn.
[] Bring the bobbin thread up by pulling the needle thread
up.
[] Pull both threads 4" to 6" (10.0 to 15.0 cm) under and
behind the presser foot.
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