UPPER THREADING
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Pass the thread through the needle bar
thread guide (marked “6”) by holding the
thread with both hands and guiding it as
shown in the illustration.
a Needle bar thread guide
Press the “Presser Foot Lifter” button to
lower presser foot.
Pass the thread through the thread guide
disks (marked “7”). Make sure that the
thread passes through the groove in the
thread guide.
a Groove in thread guide
Pull the thread up through the thread cutter
to cut the thread, as shown in the
illustration.
a Thread cutter
Press the “Automatic Threading” button to
have the machine automatically thread the
needle.
o The thread passes through the eye of the needle.
• When using thread that quickly winds off the
spool, such as metallic thread, it may be dif-
ficult to thread the needle if the thread is cut.
Therefore, instead of using the thread cutter,
pull out about 80 mm (approx. 3 inches) of
thread after passing it through the thread
guide disks (marked “7”).
a 80 mm (approx. 3 inches) or more
• When the “Automatic Threading” button is
pressed, the presser foot will be automati-
cally lowered. After threading is finished, the
presser foot moves back to the position
before the “Automatic Threading” button
was pressed.
