When Tension Is Not Applied To The Bobbin Thread - Baby Lock Spirit BLPY Instruction And Reference Manual

■ When tension is not applied to the
bobbin thread
If the bobbin thread in the trial stitching is too tight
and adjusting the bobbin case tension does not help,
do not pass the thread through the tension spring.
Hold the bobbin with your left hand so the thread
unwinds from the right side and hold the end of the
thread with your right hand.
n
Pull out about 8 cm (approx. 3 inches) of
bobbin thread.
o
Lightly hold the end of the upper thread
while turning the handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) until the mark on the
handwheel aligns with the center top of
machine.
PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK
p
Gently pull the upper thread to bring the
bobbin thread up through the needle plate.
→ A loop of the bobbin thread comes out through the
hole in the needle plate.
q
Insert tweezers through bobbin thread loop
and pull bobbin thread above the needle
plate.
r
Align the upper thread and bobbin thread,
and then pull out about 10 cm (approx.
4 inches) of the threads and pass them
under the embroidery foot toward the rear
of the machine.
s
Install the bobbin cover with tabs.
a Bobbin cover
→ This completes the upper and lower threading.
CAUTION
• When creating bobbin work, use the bobbin
cover with tabs, otherwise the thread may
become tangled or the needle may break.
Embroidering E-91
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