Brother 285C Sewing Machine User Manual


 
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While holding the thread lightly with your
right hand, pull the thread with your left hand,
and then pass the thread behind the thread
guide cover and to the front.
a Thread guide cover
i
Pass the thread under the thread guide plate,
and then pull it up.
a Thread guide plate
j
While using your right hand to lightly hold the
thread passed under the thread guide plate,
pass the thread through the thread path in the
order shown below.
a Shutter
Note
z If the presser foot has been lowered and the
shutter is closed, the machine cannot be
threaded. Be sure to raise the presser foot
and open the shutter before threading the
machine. In addition, before removing the
upper thread, be sure to raise the presser foot
and open the shutter.
z This machine is equipped with a window
that allows you to check the position of the
take-up lever. Look through this window and
check that the thread is correctly fed through
the take-up lever.
k
Pass the thread behind the needle bar thread
guide.
The thread can easily be passed behind the
needle bar thread guide by holding the thread
in your left hand, then feeding the thread with
your right hand, as shown.
a Needle bar thread guide
Next, use the needle threader to thread the
needle. Continue with the procedure in
“Threading the needle” (page 31).
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