Threading The Machine; Drawing Up Bobbin Thread - Kenmore Sears 385.12314 Owner's Manual

Threading the Machine
o Threading the machine
* Raise the thread take-up lever to its highest position
by turning the handwheel counterclockwise, toward
you.
* Raise the presser foot lifte_
* Place a spool on the spool pin, with thread coming
off as shown.
[] Draw the end of the thread around the upper thread guide.
[] While holding the thread near the spool, draw the end of the
thread down around the check spring hotdero
[] Firmly draw the thread up from right to left over the take-up
lever and down into the take-up lever eye.
[] Slide the thread behind the needle bar thread guide on the
left.
[] Thread the needle from front to back or use a needle
threader.
• Drawing up bobbin thread
[] Raise the presser foot Hold the needle thread lightly with
your left hand and turning the handwheel counterclockwise,
toward you, for one complete turn.
[] Bring the bobbin thread up by pulling the needle thread up.
[] Pull both threads under and to the back of the presser foot,
_eaving 4" to 6" (!Ocm to t5cm) of thread clear.
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