THREADING
THE TOP THREAD
A. Raise the presser foot lifter. Always
be sure to raise the
presser foot lifter before threading
the top thread.
(If the
presser
foot lifter is not raised,
correct
thread
tension
cannot be obtained.)
B. Turn the hand wheel toward you until the needle is in its
highest position.
C. Thread the machine with your left hand while firmly gripping
the thread with your right hand in the following
order as
illustrated.
* Guide the thread through thread guide (1), and then pull
it into the pre-tension
guide (2).
* Pull the thread into the tension discs (which are located
inside the machine) by first passing the thread to the left
of plate (2). Then guide the thread to the bottom of the
groove.
* Do a U-turn around the inside of the tab (3).
* Pass the thread through the thread take-up (4) from right
to left.
* Pull the thread into the inside of the take-up lever until it
reaches the eye of the lever.
* Guide the thread into the thread guide (5).
* Pass the thread through the eye of the needle (6) from
front to back. (See following
page for instructions
on
operation of the Automatic
Needle Threader.)
IMPORTANT:
To verify
that the machine
is threaded
properly in the tension discs, do this simple
check:
1.) With the presser
foot
raised
and the
needle unthreaded,
pull the thread. You
should detect only a slight resistance
and little or no deflection of the needle.
2.)
Now lower the presser foot and again
pull the thread
towards
the the back
of the machine. This time you should
detect
a considerable
amount
of
resistance
and much more deflection
of the needle. If you do not detect the
resistance,
this means
you have not
threaded
the machine
correctly
and
need to rethread it.
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