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GETTING READYCONTENTS SEWING BASICS UTILITY STITCHES APPENDIX INDEX
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While holding the spool with your right hand,
pull the thread with your left hand, and then
pass the thread behind the thread guide cover
to the front.
1 Thread guide cover
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Pass the thread under the thread guide plate
from the right.
1 Thread guide plate
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While using your right hand to hold the thread
passed under the thread guide plate taut, pass
the thread through the guides in the order (up
→ left → down → up → down) shown.
1 Shutter
The following diagram shows the shutter
position when the presser foot is lowered.
Since the shutter is closed when the presser
foot is lowered, the machine cannot be
threaded. Be sure to raise the presser foot so
that the shutter is open in order to thread the
machine.
1 Shutter
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Pass the thread through the thread hook at the
base of the needle bar.
1 Thread hook
Next, use the needle threader to thread the
needle. Continue with the procedure in
“Threading the needle” (on the next page).
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If the spool or the spool cap is not
positioned correctly, the thread may
become tangled around the spool pin or
the needle may break.
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Three spool cap sizes are available (large,
medium and small), allowing you to
choose a spool cap that best fits the size
of spool being used. If the spool cap is
too small for the spool being used, the
thread may catch on the slit in the spool
or the needle may break.
CAUTION
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