Singer 9960 instruction manual Threading the Machine, Threading the Upper Thread

THREADING THE MACHINE

A. PREPARING TO THREAD MACHINE 1. Raise the presser foot lifter.

2. Press the needle up/down button and set the needle in up position.

(Keep this position until needle eye threading.)

B. SETTING SPOOL OF THREAD ON

SPOOL PIN

1. Pull up the left end of spool pin and set the spool of thread on spool pin so that the thread unrolls

from the front of the spool.

2. Set the spool cap on spool pin as far as it will go. a: Reverse spool cap direction according to the

size of spool. b. Use the small spool cap when you use cross

wound thread. Leave small opening between cap and spool as illustration.

C. THREADING THE UPPER THREAD

1. Hold thread in both hands and pass thread to the guide from front opening.

2. Bring thread backward and pass through the slit from right to left.

3. Bring thread to the left and pull thread down toward you along the slit.

4. Pull up thread.

5. To thread the take-up lever, draw thread up and bring thread back down again from right to left along the slit.

6. Pull thread downward along the slit.

7. Draw thread through thread guide from right side opening.

8.Pass through needle eye from front to back. Refer to next page for instructions on how to use

needle threader.

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