Training Workbook: HAPPY HCS2-1201 Voyager Operation and Maintenance
Education Department
Chapter 1: Introduction and Basics
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Embroidery Thread
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Upper (colored) thread
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Can be polyester or rayon, usually polyester. Standard is 40 weight
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Comes in several sizes: 5,000 meter cones to 1,000 meter cones.
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Handle carefully: physical contact, oil, dust, humidity, moisture can
prevent it from unspooling smoothly, and cause it to “hang up”
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Use thread cone stabilizers (plastic springs) to minimize cone movement
during sewing
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Bobbin thread
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L-type, approximately 350 yards per spool. Bobbin thread will have to
be changed more frequently than upper thread.
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Lasts approximately 25,000 to 60,000 stitches, depending on fabric
thickness, thread tension and other factors.
These stabilizers
help prevent thread
from unraveling or
catching.
Typical 5000
meter “king”
cone of thread