SEWING
Insert the extra spool pin onto the end of the bobbin winder shaft. Install the second thread spool onto the extra spool pin.
| 1 | Bobbin winder shaft |
3 | 2 | Extra spool pin |
2 | 3 | Thread spool |
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You should thread each needle separately.
Note
Models equipped with a needle threader ● You cannot use the needle threader to
thread the twin needle. Instead, thread the twin needle by hand, from front to back. Using the needle threader may damage the machine.
1 Thread the left needle.Follow the same instructions for threading a single needle (see page 16).
2 Thread the right needle.Thread the right needle in the same way that you threaded the left needle using the thread from the spool on the extra spool pin, but do not pass the thread through the guide above the needle before you pass it through the eye of the right needle.
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1 Left needle thread passes through the needle bar thread guide
2Right needle thread passes in front of the needle bar thread guide
3Needle bar thread guide
For details on changing the presser foot, refer to “Changing the presser foot” on page 8.
CAUTION
●When using the twin needle, be sure to attach zigzag foot “J”, otherwise the needle may break or the machine may be damaged.
4Turn on the machine.5Select a stitch.
CAUTION
●After selecting a stitch, slowly turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) and check that the needle does not touch the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle may bend or break.
●The twin needle should only be used with the Straight Stitch (Center Needle Position), the Zigzag Stitch (1.5 mm (1/16 inch)), the Triple Stretch Stitch (Center Needle Position), and the Triple Zigzag Stretch Stitch (1.5 mm
(1/16 inch)). Do not use the twin needle with any other stitches.25