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UPPER THREADING
h
Guide the thread down, up, then down through the
groove, as shown in the illustration.
Memo
• Look in the upper groove area to check if the
thread catches on the thread take-up lever visible
inside the upper groove area.
i
Pass the thread through the needle bar thread guide
(marked "6") by holding the thread with both hands
and guiding it as shown in the illustration.
a
1 Needle bar thread guide
2 Tab
j
Pass the thread through the notch in the thread guide.
Then firmly pull the thread from front to back into the
slit of the thread guide disk (marked "7").
b
1 Notch in thread guide
2 Thread guide disk
k
Press
(Presser foot lifter button) to lower presser
foot.
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a
l
Pull the thread up through the thread cutter to cut the
thread, as shown in the illustration.
a
1 Thread cutter
Note
• When using thread that quickly winds off the spool,
such as metallic thread, it may be difficult to thread
the needle if the thread is cut.
Therefore, instead of using the thread cutter, pull
out about 8 cm (approx. 3 inches) of thread after
passing it through the thread guide disks (marked
"7").
a
1 About 8 cm (approx. 3 inches) or more
m
Press
(Automatic threading button) to have the
machine automatically thread the needle.
The thread passes through the eye of the needle.
Memo
• When
(Automatic threading button) is
pressed, the presser foot will be automatically
lowered. After threading is finished, the presser
foot moves back to the position before
(Automatic threading button) was pressed.
n
Carefully pull the end of the thread that was passed
through the eye of the needle.
*
If a loop was formed in the thread passed through
the eye of the needle, carefully pull on the loop of
thread through to the back of the needle.
o
Raise the presser foot lever and pull out about 10 cm
(approx. 4 inches) of the thread, and then pass it under
the presser foot toward the rear of the machine.
1 About 10 cm (approx. 4 inches)
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