Prepare Your Top Thread - Janome 2049 Service Manual

PREPARE YOUR TOP THREAD

THE STEP NUMBER CORRESPONDS WITH THE NUMBER IN THE ILLUSTRATIONS.
THE DOTTED LINES SHOW PLACES WHERE THE LOOPS THREAD AND IS PULLED
TIGHT.
RAISE THE TAKE-UP LEVER TO ITS HIGHEST POSITION BY TURNING THE
HANDWHEEL TOWARD YOU.
RAISE THE PRESSER FOOT LEVER.
PLACE THE SPOOL ON THE PIN, WITH THE THREAD COMING FROM THE BACK OF
THE SPOOL.
1. DRAW THE THREAD THROUGH THE THREAD GUIDE.
2. HOLDING THE THREAD TAUT WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND, DRAW THE THREAD DOWN
INTO THE TENSION AREA AND THEN AROUND THE CHECK SPRING HOLDER.
3. FIRMLY DRAW THE THREAD UP AND THROUGH THE TAKE-UP LEVER, FROM RIGHT
TO LEFT.
4. DRAW THE THREAD DOWN AGAIN, AND SLIP IT INTO THE NEEDLE BAR THREAD
GUIDE.
5. THREAD THE NEEDLE FROM FRONT TO BACK.
NOTE: YOU MAY WANT TO CUT THE END OF THE THREAD WITH SHARP SCISSORS
FOR EASIER NEEDLE THREADING.
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