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NOTE:
To test that the machine is threaded
correctly and the tension is correct, carefully
pull the top thread—before threading the
needle. It should pull smoothly with light to
medium tension.
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 back up 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
threads from front
to back
. Be careful that the thread does not twist
around the needle.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
The Baby Lock 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 for the thread to easily fall
between the tension discs. This is not the
case with the Baby Lock Jewel quilting
machine. Consequently the top tension is
always tight and the tensions discs are never
open. Therefore the thread must be pulled
up between the tension discs or it will stay
outside the discs and float without tension,
causing serious tension problems and or
thread nests. It is also possible 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.
