Brother 888-E31 Operation Manual page 13

c Pass the thread as illustrated bellow.
a Thread guide
b Thread guide cover
c Bobbin-winding thread guide
Make sure that the thread passes under the
pretension disk.
d Hook
e Pretension disk
f Pull it in as far as possible.
Note
● Make sure that the thread is pulled as far as
possible into the pretension disk, otherwise the
bobbin may not be wound cleanly.
Put the bobbin onto the bobbin winder shaft and
d
slide the bobbin winder shaft to the right. Turn
the bobbin clockwise, by hand, until the spring
on the shaft slides into the notch in the bobbin.
• Make sure to pull out 7 to 10 cm (3 to 4 inches)
of thread from the hole on the bobbin.
a Spring on the shaft
b Notch
c 7-10 cm (3 to 4 inches)
CAUTION
● Pull the thread taut and hold the end of the
thread straight up. If the thread is too short, not
pulled taut or held at an angle, injuries may
occur when the thread is wound around the
bobbin.
e Turn on the sewing machine.
f While holding the end of the thread, gently
press the foot controller or press
button) (for models equipped with the start/stop
button) to wind the thread around the bobbin a
few times. Then stop the machine and trim the
excess thread.
Note
● If the sewing machine is to be operated using the
foot controller, connect the foot controller before
turning on the machine.
● When the foot controller is plugged in, the start/
stop button cannot be used to start sewing (only for
models equipped with the start/stop button).
a 1 cm (3/8 inch)
1
(start/stop
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