LOWER/UPPER THREADING
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Winding the Bobbin Using the Spool Pin
The main spool pin cannot be used to wind the
bobbin while sewing. For details, see “Using the
Supplemental Spool Pin” on page 24.
aTurn on the machine.
bOpen the top cover.
cAlign the groove in the bobbin with the spring
on the bobbin winder shaft, and then slide the
bobbin onto the shaft.
aGroove in bobbin
bSpring on bobbin winder shaft
dPivot the spool pin so that it angles upward,
and then place the spool of thread on the
spool pin.
* Make sure that the thread unwinds from the front.
aSpool cap
bThread spool
cSpool pin
eSlide the spool cap as far as possible onto the
spool pin, and then return the spool pin to its
original position.
fWhile holding the thread from the spool with
both hands, pull the thread through the lower
notch in the thread guide plate, then through
the upper notch.
aLower notch in the thread guide plate
bUpper notch in the thread guide plate
gPass the thread through the thread guide.
aThread guide
hPass the thread under the pin on the bobbin
winding thread guide, and then pass it around
the pretension disk.
* Make sure that the thread passes under the pretension disk.
aPin
bPretension disk
iFollow steps g through j on page 25.

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