Sears 385 owner manual Prepare Your Top Thread Thread Your Needle

Prepare Your Top Thread

•Thread Your Needle

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The numbered steps above follow the numbers on the illustrations.

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

SECTION 2. PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING

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Raise take-uplever to its highest position by turning hand wheel toward you.

Raise presser foot lever.

Place spool on 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: You may want to cut the end of thread with sharp scissors for easier needle threading.

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