THREADING YOUR SIMPLICITY SEWING MACHINE
LOWER THREADING
Removing the bobbin from the bobbin case:
1.Turn the handwheel toward you to raise the needle to its highest position.
2.Remove the
3.Open the hinged latch of the bobbin case and pull the bobbin case out of the machine [Fig. 2].
4.Release the latch to remove the bobbin [Fig. 3].
Inserting a new bobbin:
1.Hold the bobbin case in your left hand. Hold the filled bobbin in your right hand [Fig. 4]. Unwind about six inches of thread, making certain the thread unwinds over the top of the bobbin as illustrated. Place the bobbin in the bobbin case.
2.With the bobbin in the bobbin case, pull the thread into the slot on the edge of the bobbin case [Fig. 5].
3.Pull the thread under the tension spring and into the thread outlet [Fig. 6]. Leave about six inches of thread extending from the bobbin case.
Note: It’s important to be sure the bobbin is turning CLOCKWISE [Fig. 7] as you pull thread from the bobbin case. If it is turning counterclockwise, remove the bobbin from the case, turn the bobbin over, place it back into the case, and rethread the bobbin case.
Placing the bobbin case into the shuttle:
1.Open the latch of the bobbin case and hold it with the long finger pointing upward [Fig. 8]. Place the bobbin case over the pin of the shuttle aligning the long finger with the notch at the top of the shuttle [Fig. 9].
2.Release the latch and push the bobbin case firmly
into place [Fig. 10]. Close the bobbin cover.
Note: Be sure the bobbin thread (about six inches) falls loose from the bobbin case and is not caught or tangled in any way.
Fig. 1 | Fig. 2 |
Fig. 3 | Fig. 4 |
Fig. 5 | Fig. 6 |
C L O C K W I S E
Fig. 7 | Fig. 8 |
Fig. 9 | Fig. 10 |
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