UPPER THREADING
Getting Ready
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d
Pivot the spool pin so that it angles upward.
Set the thread spool on the spool pin so that
the thread unwinds from the front of the
spool.
a Spool pin
b Spool cap
c Thread spool
d Spool felt
e
Push the spool cap onto the spool pin as far
as possible, then return the spool pin to its
original position.
f
While holding the thread with both hands,
pull the thread up from under the thread
guide plate.
a Thread guide plate
g
While holding the thread in your right
hand, pass the thread through the thread
guide in the direction indicated.
h
Guide the thread down, up, then down
through the groove, as shown in the
illustration.
CAUTION
• If the thread spool and/or spool cap are set
incorrectly, the thread may tangle on the spool
pin and cause the needle to break.
• Use the spool cap (large, medium, or small)
that is closest in size to the thread spool. If a
spool cap smaller than the thread spool is
used, the thread may become caught in the slit
on the end of the spool and cause the needle
to break.
Memo
• When sewing with fine, cross-wound thread,
use the small spool cap, and leave a small
space between the cap and the thread
spool.
a Spool cap (small)
b Thread spool (cross-wound thread)
c Space
Memo
• Look in the upper groove area to check if the
thread catches on the take-up lever visible
inside the upper groove area.
a Look in the upper groove area