Threading The Machine; Drawing Up Bobbin Thread - Kenmore 385.12912 Owner's Manual

Threading the Machine
• Threading the machine
* Raise the thread take-up lever to its highest position
by turning the handwheel counterclockwise, toward
you.
* Raise the presser foot tifter_
* Place a spool on the spool pin, with thread coming
off as shown_
[] Draw the end of thread around the upper thread guide.
[] Whi!e 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.
We recommend using the convenient needle
threader (#200262101), included with your
machine
• Drawing up bobbin thread
[] Raise the presser foot. Hold the needle thread
lightly with your left hand and rotate 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, le._ving t0 cm to 15 cm (4 to 6 inches)
of thread ctear.
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