NEEDLE AND THREAD GUIDE
Use only the correct needle system as recommended by BabyLock. For the Gallant XL Stationary,
this is needle system 134. This needle system is designed to withstand high stitching speeds.
Choose among sizes 12 through 20 according to the type of thread you are using.
NEEDLE SIZE THREAD SIZE
12 and 14
monofilament, 100 wt. silk, 60 wt. poly, mylar
16
monofilament, hologram, 100 wt. silk, 60 wt. poly, 50 wt. poly, 50 wt. cotton, some 40 wt. threads
18
40 wt. cottons and poly, 30 wt. cottons and poly
20
Any thread 30 wt. and heavier such as 12 wt., 19 wt., 30 wt.
TO THREAD THE GALLANT XL STATIONARY
1. Place thread cone onto spool post
continuing to the 3-hole thread guide
2. Thread all three holes from back to front
NOTE: This is recommended for most threads. Very delicate threads, e.g. metallic threads or monofilament,
may require less tension. If you have problems with thread breaking, try threading only one or two holes
3. The thread continues down through thread guide
IMPORTANT: The thread must be flossed up between two tension discs. If not flossed all the way up, the
thread will lay on top of the tension discs (no tension) and thread looping on the bottom of the quilt can occur.
4. After the thread is in the tension disks, be sure that the thread catches on the take-up spring and then pull it
down under the stirrup thread guide
5. Bring the thread up and through the take-up lever from back to front
guide
. Almost there! Thread through the needle bar thread guide hole, this time from front to back
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6. Make sure the thread follows the groove down the front of the needle
eye of the needle from front to back. While pulling thread through the eye of the needle be careful that the
thread does not twist around the needle.
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3
QUICK REFERENCE CARD
Download a complete Gallant XL Stationary user manual from
the BabyLock website: www.BabyLock.com/manuals
, insert the thread through the thread-mast eyelet
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.
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, wrapping as you go, and being careful not to cross threads.
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and then to the tension assembly
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from right to left,
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, and then through the lower thread
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and insert thread through the
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