Simple tasks of inserting the needle, winding the bobbin, and threading the machine have tremendous influence on the stitch quality and performance of your machine.
Use this guide as a general reference, but refer to your owner’s manual for instructions specific to your machine.
INSERTING THE NEEDLE
Loosen the needle clamp. After selecting the appropriate needle for your project , insert it into the machine as high as it will go.
The grooved side of the needle faces forward, if your bobbin gets inserted from the front or top; it faces to the left, if your bobbin gets inserted on the left.
Tighten the clamp securely.
WINDING THE BOBBIN
If the bobbin case is built in, the bobbin is wound in place with the machine fully threaded as if to sew
After inserting the bobbin and threading the machine , you need to draw the bobbin thread to
the top.
Hold the needle thread while turning the handwheel toward you one full turn. As the needle goes down, the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread and brings it up through the needle hole.Pull both threads together under the presser foot and off to the side or back.
THREADING THE MACHINE
Because every sewing machine is different, the threading procedure for your machine may differ slightly from the one shown here. Once again, it is important to refer to your owner’s manual.
Every upper thread guide adds a little tension to the thread as it winds its way to the needle. Missing one of them can make a big difference in the quality of your stitches.
1 Set the thread spool on the spindle.
For a vertical spindle, position the spool so that it will turn clockwise as you sew.
If the spindle is horizontal, the spool is held in place with an end cap.
If your spool has a small cut in one end for minding the thread, position the spool with that end to the right.
TIP If the spool is new and has paper labels covering the holes, poke them in, completely uncovering the holes, to allow the spool to turn freely. Unless your machine has a self-winding bobbin, you will want to wind the bobbin before threading the machine.
2 Pull thread to the left and through the first thread guide.
3 Draw thread through the tension guide.
4 Draw thread through the next thread guide.
5 Insert thread through the hole or slot in take-up lever.
6 Draw the thread through the remaining thread guides.
7 Thread the needle.
Most needles are threaded from front to back; some from side to side.
8 Holding the needle thread,
turn the hand-wheel toward you one ful rotation. The needle thread will engage the bobbin thread. When you tug on the needle thread, the bobbin thread should come up through the hole in the needle plate.
TIP It is very important to have the presser foot lever up when threading the machine because the tension discs are then open. If the presser foot is down and the discs are closed, the thread will not slide between the discs, and your stitches will not form properly.
