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NOTE:
Before threading the needle test that
the machine is threaded properly and the
tension is correct by carefully pulling the top
thread. It should pull smoothly with light to
medium tension. If thread pulls freely with
no tension - rethread the machine.
4.
Once the thread is in place, be sure that the
thread catches on the
take up spring
and then pull
it down under the stirrup
thread guide D
.
5.
Bring the thread up and through the take-up
lever from back to front, and then down through
thread guide E
.
6.
Pull the thread down to the
needle thread
guide
and thread through the hole (
F in Detail 3
).
7.
Make sure the thread is following the groove
down the front of the needle and insert thread
through the eye of the needle from front to back.
While pulling thread through the eye of the needle
be careful that the thread does not twist around the
needle.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
The Baby Lock Crown
Jewel quilting machine does not have a
presser foot lever or top tension release like
a home sewing machine. On a home sewing
machine the top tension is released when
the presser foot is raised allowing the thread
to come freely out of the machine. When a
home machine is threaded the tension discs
are released and open to allow the thread
to easily fall between the tension discs. This
is not the case with the Baby Lock Crown
Jewel quilting machine. Consequently the top
tension is always tight and the tensions discs
are never open. Therefore the thread must
be pulled up or “flossed” between the ten-
sion discs or it will stay outside the discs and
float without tension, causing serious tension
problems and/or thread nests. It is also pos-
sible to bend the needle while it is threaded if
care is not taken while moving the machine
around the quilt because the top tension is
never released.
