Threading The Machine; Needle Threader - Kenmore 385.16227300 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.
* Raise the presser foot lifter,
* Place a spool on the spool pin, with the 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 holder..
[] 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.
° Needle threader
O Knob
Hook
_) Guide
Thread end
[] Raise the needle to its highest position.. Push down the
needle threader knob (_ as far as it will go.
The hook comes out through the needle eye from
behind..
[] Paying close attention to the needle point, draw the
thread around the guide _) and under the hook _.
0_JRelease the knob slowly while holding the thread end
with your hand. A loop of the thread is pulled up through
the needle eye_
NOTE:
The needle threader can be used with a #11 to #16
needle, or a #11 Blue needler
Thread size 50 to 100 is recommended.
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