Prepare the Top Thread

Thread the Needle

The numbered steps above follow the numbers on the illustrations.

Dotted lines show places where the thread loops and then is pulled tight.

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Raise the take-up lever to its highest position by turning the hand wheel toward you.

Raise the presser foot lever.

Place the spool on the spool pin as shown, with thread coming from the back of the spool.

1.Draw thread into thread guide using both hands.

2.While holding thread near spool, draw thread down into the tension area and then around the check spring holder.

3.Firmly draw thread up and through take-up lever from right to left.

4.Draw thread down and slip it through the thread guide.

5.Thread then is slipped into needle bar thread guide.

6.Thread needle from front to back.

NOTE: Cut the end of the thread with sharp scissors for easier needle threading.:

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Sears 385. 17928 owner manual Prepare the Top Thread, Thread the Needle