Upper (Needle) Threading; Threading; Spool Installing; Needle - Brother XL-5130 Instruction Manual

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Upper (Needle) Threading

Turn power switch to "O".
1. Raise the presser foot lever and turn the balance wheel toward you
(counterclockwise) to raise the thread take-up lever to its highest
position.
2. Pull up the spool pin and place a spool of thread on it.
3. Pass the thread through guides. (See fig. A.)
1 Spool pin
2 Thread guide
3 Tension discs
4 Thread take-up lever
4. While holding the thread as shown in fig. B, C, pull it between the
tension discs.
5. Guide the thread to the back of the thread take-up lever and around
to the left (fig. D). Bring the thread through the slit by pulling it
toward you and into the eyelet.
6. Bring the thread down and pass it behind the thread guide.
5 Thread guide
7. Thread the needle from front to back and pull out about 5 cm (2")
of thread as shown in fig. E.
NOTE:
Incorrectly feeding the thread may cause it to break, skip stitches or
wrinkle the fabric.
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