Threading The Machine; Needle Threader - Janome Sewing Machine Instruction Book

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Threading the Machine

• Threading the machine
q Up/down needle position button
w Spool
* Raise the thread take-up lever to its highest position.
* Raise the presser foot lifter.
* Place a spool on the spool pin, with the thread coming
off as shown.
z Draw the end of the thread around the upper thread
guide.
x While holding the thread near the spool w, draw the
end of the thread down around the check spring holder.
c Firmly draw the thread up from right to left over the
take-up lever, and down into the take-up lever eye.
v Pass the thread through the lower thread guide. Slide
the thread behind the needle bar thread guide on the
left. Thread the needle from front to back, or use a

needle threader.

Needle Threader
CAUTION:
Turn off the power switch when using the needle
threader.
q Knob
w Hook
e Guide (a)
r Guide (b)
t Holder plate
z Lower the presser foot. Raise the needle to its highest
position. Pull down the needle threader knob q as far
as it will go. The hook comes out through the needle
eye from behind.
x Draw the thread from guide (a) e to guide (b) r and
under the hook w. Draw the thread up along the right
side of the guide (b) r and slip the thread in between
the guide (b) and the holder plate t.
c Raise the knob in the direction of the arrow on the
illustration, drawing the thread loop through the
needle.
v Pull the thread through the needle eye.
NOTE:
The needle threader can be used with a #11 to #16
needle or a blue tipped needle. Thread size 50 to 90
should also work well.
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