Janome 1100D manual Tension Release Lever, Threading the Needle with the Needle Threader

w	Threading the Needle with the Needle Threader
q	The needle clamp can be tilted up for easy threading
	(see page 24).
	When rethreading, remove the thread from the needle
	eye before tilting up the needle clamp.
	IMPORTANT:
	When tilting up the needle clamp, be sure to:

e– turn the power switch q off.

–turn the handwheel toward you and match the alignment marks w.

–swing up the presser foot lever e to lower the presser foot (see page 48).

	Hold the needle threader with the triangle mark facing
	up. Insert the thread into the Y-notch of the threader
	from the right.
	r Triangle mark
	t Y-notch
	t
	Slide the threader down along the needle while
r	pushing it gently until the threader pin goes into
	the needle eye.
y	Place the V-notch over the needle just above the
	needle eye.
	y V-notch
	Push the threader until the threader pin comes out
u	through the needle eye with a loop of thread.
	u Threader pin

Remove the threader from the needle slowly, leaving the thread loop behind the needle eye.

Using the tweezers, pull the loop of the thread out

i to the back. i Tweezers

Tension Release Lever

Once threading is complete, push and hold the tension release lever while pulling the threads forward for about 10 cm (4”) so the threads are firmly inserted between the tension disks.

This lever can also be used to remove stitches from the chaining finger.

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