18
Threading the Machine
Raise the take–up lever to its highest position by
turning the handwheel toward you.
Raise the presser foot.
Place a spool on the spool pin as shown, with
thread coming from back of the spool.
z
c
x
v
b
n
x
z
c
v
n
b
z
Draw the thread into thread guide using both
hands.
x
While holding the thread near spool, draw
thread down into the tension area and then
around the check spring holder.
c
Firmly draw the thread up and through the
take–up lever from right to left.
v
Then draw the thread down and slip it into the
lower thread guide.
b
Draw the thread down and slip it into needle
bar thread guide on the left.
n
Thread the needle eye from front to back.
1
2
3
Needle threader
z
Raise the needle to its highest position. Push
down the needle threader knob
q
as far as it
will go.
The hook comes out through the needle eye
from behind.
x
Paying close attention to the needle point,
draw the thread around the guide
e
and
under the hook
w
.
c
Release the knob slowly while holding the
thread end
r
with your hand. A loop of the
thread is pulled up through the needle eye.
q
Knob
w
Hook
e
Guide
r
Thread end
q
w
e
r
