Lower Threading - Brother JS60 Operator's Manual

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Lower threading

Install the bobbin wound with thread.
• For more details on using the quick-set
bobbin, see page 16.
CAUTION
●
Make sure you turn off the machine
while threading. If you accidentally step
on the foot controller and the machine
starts to sew, you could be injured.
Prepare the bobbin wound properly
a
before threading the lower thread.
• See page 13 for the details about bobbin
winding.
Raise the needle by turning the
b
handwheel toward you
(counterclockwise) and raise the presser
foot lever.
Remove the bobbin cover by sliding it and
c
lift toward you.
1 Bobbin cover
Put the bobbin in so the thread comes out
d
in the direction shown by the arrow.
CAUTION
●
Make sure you set the bobbin so the
thread unrolls in the right direction. If
the thread unrolls in the wrong direction,
it may cause the thread tension to be
incorrect or break the needle.
15
e
f
1
Hold the end of the thread, push the
bobbin down with your finger, and then
pass the thread through the slit, as shown.
• If the thread is not correctly inserted through
the tension-adjusting spring of the bobbin
case, it may cause incorrect thread tension.
1
1 Tension-adjusting spring
Replace the bobbin cover. Put the
projection into the bobbin race retainer
groove and push closed.
1
2
1 Groove
2 Projection
• Make sure that the end of the thread comes
out from the cover toward the rear of the
machine (as shown in the illustration).
• Draw up the lower thread before starting
sewing. Refer to "Drawing up the lower
thread" on page 21 after threading the upper
thread.