Press ; Thread the machine for the first needle ; according to the procedure for threading a - Page 64

UPPER THREADING

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a

Press 

 and install the twin needle 

(“CHANGING THE NEEDLE” on page 56).

b

Thread the machine for the first needle 
according to the procedure for threading a 
single needle (“Upper Threading” on 
page 46).

c

Pass the thread through the needle bar 
thread guides on the needle bar, then 
thread the needle on the left side manually.

a

Needle bar thread guide

d

Pull up the supplemental spool pin and set it 
in the up position.

a

Supplemental spool pin

e

Place the additional spool of thread on the 
supplemental spool pin, so that the thread 
unwinds from the front. Push the spool cap 
onto the spool pin as far as possible to 
secure the thread spool.

a

Spool cap

b

Spool pin

c

Thread spool

f

Hold the thread from the spool with both 
hands, and place the thread in the thread 
guide.

*

Do not place the thread in the pre-tension disks.

a

Thread guide

g

While holding the thread from the spool, 
pull the thread through the lower notch in 
the thread guide plate, then through the 
upper notch. Hold the end of the thread 
with your left hand, and then guide the 
thread through the groove, following the 
arrows in the illustration.

Note

• The “Automatic Threading” button cannot be 

used. Manually thread the twin needle from 
front to back. Using the “Automatic Thread-
ing” button may result in damage to the 
machine.