Installing The Bobbin - Brother 888-M00 Operation Manual

Winding/Installing the Bobbin

Installing the bobbin

Install the bobbin wound with thread.
You can begin sewing immediately without pulling up the
bobbin thread by simply inserting the bobbin in the bobbin
case and guiding the thread through the slit in the needle
plate cover.
Memo
• If the threads will be pulled to create gathers or the
thread at the beginning of sewing will be finished, for
example, when free motion quilting, first pull up the
bobbin thread.
For details, refer to "Pulling up the bobbin thread" on
page 20.
CAUTION
• Use a bobbin that has been correctly wound
with thread, otherwise the needle may break
or the thread tension will be incorrect.
• Before inserting or changing the bobbin, be
sure to press on the operation panel to
lock all keys and buttons, otherwise injuries
may occur if the "Start/Stop" button or any
other button is pressed and the machine starts.
Turn on the machine.
a
b Press (Needle position button) once or twice to
raise the needle.
c Press .
 The screen changes, and all keys and operation
buttons are locked (except
d Raise the presser foot lever.
e Slide the bobbin cover latch to the right and remove
the bobbin cover.
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f
g
h
).
• By guiding the thread around the tab of the needle plate
Insert the bobbin into the bobbin case so that the
thread unwinds to the left.
Lightly hold down the bobbin with your right hand
(1), and then guide the end of the thread around the
tab of the needle plate cover with your left hand (2).
1 Tab
CAUTION
• Be sure to hold down the bobbin with your
finger and unwind the bobbin thread
correctly, otherwise the thread may break or
the thread tension will be incorrect.
While lightly holding down the bobbin with your right
hand (1), guide the thread through the slit in the
needle plate cover (2) and lightly pull it with your left
hand (3).
Memo
cover, passing the thread as shown by 2 in this
illustration, then lightly pulling the thread at 3, the
thread will enter the tension spring of the bobbin case to
apply the appropriate tension to the bobbin thread
during sewing.