HQ Sixteen
™
User Manual 1.6
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5.
Bring the thread back up through the
take up lever
from back to front, and then down
through thread guide
E
.
6.
Pull the thread down to the
needle thread guide
and thread through the hole.
7.
Make sure the thread is following the groove down the front of the needle and
threads
from front to back.
Be careful that the thread does not twist around the needle.
Note:
To test that the machine is threaded correctly and the tension is correct, carefully
pull the needle thread - taking care to not bend the needle. It should pull smoothly with
light to medium tension.
Optional Horizontal Spool Holder
1.
An optional horizontal spool holder is available for metallic
and specialty threads wound on a spool (not a cone).
2.
The horizontal spool holder mounts on the laser stylus guide
post on the top of the machine (see Photo 10).
3.
When using threads on the Horizontal Spool Holder, skip
thread guide A. Thread the top hole only of the three-hole
thread guide B, back to front.
Important notes:
The HQ Sixteen
™
quilting machine does not have a presser foot lever or top tension release
like a home sewing machine. On a home sewing machine the top tension is released when the presser foot is
raised allowing the thread to come freely out of the machine. When a home machine is threaded the tension
discs are released and open for the thread to easily fall between the tension discs. This is not the case with the
HQ Sixteen
™
quilting machine where the top tension is always tight and the tension discs are never open.
Therefore, the thread must be pulled up or “flossed” between the tension discs or it will stay outside the discs
and float without tension, causing serious tension problems and or thread nests. It is also possible to bend the
needle while it is threaded if care is not taken while moving the machine around the quilt because the top
tension is never released.
Photo 10
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