Threading The Machine - Husqvarna Viking Platinum Q 165 User Manual

Threading the Machine

Platinum Q|165 recommends that you select and use only high-quality threads for your quilts.
To thread the machine
Refer to the threading diagram on the next page.
1. Place thread cone onto spool post ①, insert the thread through the thread-mast eyelet ② from back
to front, continuing to the thread guide ③.
2. Continue to the three-hole thread guide ④. Wrap the thread through all three holes from back to
front, being careful not to cross threads. This is recommended for most threads. However, some very
delicate threads or metallic threads may require less tension. If you are having problems with thread
breaking, try threading only one or two holes of the three-hole thread guide.
3. The thread continues down to thread guide ⑤ and to the tension assembly ⑥.
 IMPORTANT: The thread must be flossed up between the two tension discs. If the thread is not
firmly in place between the two tension discs, the thread will lay on top of the tension discs (no
tension) and thread looping on the bottom of the quilt can occur.
4. After the thread is in place, be sure that the thread catches on the take-up spring and then pull it down
under the stirrup thread guide ⑦.
5. Bring the thread up and through the take-up lever from back to front ⑧, and then to the pigtail thread
guide ⑨, and thread through the needle bar thread guide hole ⑩.
6. Make sure the thread is following the groove down the front of the needle and insert thread through
the eye of the needle from front to back 11 . While pulling thread through the eye of the needle, be
careful that the thread does not twist around the needle.
 NOTE: Before threading the needle, confirm that the machine is threaded properly and the tension is correct
by carefully pulling the top thread. It should pull smoothly with light to medium tension. If thread pulls freely
with no tension, rethread the machine, ensuring that the thread is flossed into the tension discs.
 IMPORTANT: The Platinum Q|165 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 to allow the thread to easily fall between the
tension discs. This isn't the case with the Platinum Q|165 quilting machine. 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.
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