Winding/Installing the Bobbin
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Installing the bobbin
Install the bobbin wound with thread.
You can begin sewing immediately without pulling up the
bobbin thread by simply inserting the bobbin in the bobbin
case and guiding the thread through the slit in the needle
plate cover.
a
Turn on the machine.
b
Press
(Needle position button) once or twice to
raise the needle.
c
Turn off the machine.
d
Raise the presser foot lever.
e
Slide the bobbin cover latch to the right and remove
the bobbin cover.
f
Place the bobbin in the bobbin case so that the thread
unwinds to the left.
g
Lightly hold down the bobbin with your right hand
(
1
), and then guide the end of the thread around the
tab of the needle plate cover with your left hand (
2
).
h
While lightly holding down the bobbin with your right
hand (
1
), guide the thread through the slit in the
needle plate cover (
2
) and lightly pull it with your left
hand (
3
).
Memo
• If the threads will be pulled to create gathers or the
thread at the beginning of sewing will be finished, for
example, when free motion quilting, first pull up the
bobbin thread.
For details, refer to “Pulling up the bobbin thread” on
page 18.
CAUTION
• Use a bobbin that has been correctly wound
with thread, otherwise the needle may break
or the thread tension will be incorrect.
• Before inserting or changing the bobbin, be
sure to turn off the machine, otherwise injuries
may occur if the “Start/Stop” button or any
other button is pressed and the machine starts
operating.
1
Tab
CAUTION
• Be sure to hold down the bobbin with your
finger and unwind the bobbin thread
correctly, otherwise the thread may break or
the thread tension will be incorrect.
Memo
• By guiding the thread around the tab of the needle plate
cover, passing the thread as shown by
2
in this
illustration, then lightly pulling the thread at
3
, the
thread will enter the tension spring of the bobbin case to
apply the appropriate tension to the bobbin thread
during sewing.
