Kenmore 385.12612090 Owner's Manual page 14

SECTION 2. PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
Prepare Your Top Thread
= Thread Your Needle
The numbered steps above follow the numbers
on the illustrations.
Dotted lines show pfaces where the thread
loops and then is pulled tight.
Raise take-up lever to its highest position by turning hand wheel toward you,
Raise presser foot lever.
Place spool on spool pin as shown, with thread coming from the back of the spool.
1. Draw thread into thread guide using both hands.
2. While holding thread near spool, draw thread down into the tension area and then around the
check spring hofder.
3. Firmly draw thread up and through take-up lever from right to left,
4. Draw thread down and slip it into needle bar thread guide.
5. Thread needle from front to back.
NOTE: You may want to cut the end of thread with sharp scissors for easier needle threading.
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