Insert thread between the tension discs.
Hold the thread at both ends and tug gently to ensure
the thread is correctly inserted between the tension
discs.(If the presser foot lifter is raised, the thread easily
inserts between the tension discs.)
Lower looper thread tension dial
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Thread guide plate
(_ Looper thread guide
(_ Lower looper thread guide 1
Lower looper thread take-up lever
Lower looper thread guide 2
Lower looper thread guide 3
(_ Lower looper thread guide 4
Hook the thread through slot _A_, and then pass the
thread through the thread guide plate and the looper
thread guide.
Pass the thread through the lower looper thread guide 1.
Pass the thread through the lower looper thread take-up
lever
Pass the thread through the lower looper thread guide 2.
First, bring the lower looper to its extreme right position
by rotating the handwheel toward you.
Then lift up the lower looper thread guide 2 to its
threading position. When you do this, the other lower
looper thread guides 3 and 4 witl automatically move up
to make it easier to reach them.
(_ Lower looper thread guide 2
Lower looper thread guide 3
_(_Lower looper thread guide 4
Pass the thread through lower looper thread guide 3 (_.
Pass the thread through the lower looper thread guide 4 _.
Holding the end of the thread, push the lower looper
thread guide 2 down with your other hand to return it to
its original position.
At the same time, lower looper thread guides 3 _ and 4 @
witl return to their original positions. You can also return the
lower looper thread guides 2, 3 and 4 to their original
positions by turning the handwheel counterclockwise.
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Make sure the lower looper thread guides are in their
original position.
Make sure that the needle threads are not tangled in the
lower looper.
Move the lower looper to its rightmost position by turning
the handwheel, and draw the thread with a pair of
tweezers through the hole on the lower looper 4" (10 cm)
or more.
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