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3. Thread continues through thread guide
C
, and then
down to the
tension assembly.
NOTE: It is important that the thread is “flossed”
up between the two tension discs. If the thread is
not firmly in place between the two tension discs,
the thread rests on the outside of the tension
discs (without tension) and looping on fabric or
thread nests may occur.
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. Pull the thread at the take-up lever to ensure
that it is properly flossed between the tension discs.
If it is properly flossed in the tension discs you should
feel some resistance as you pull the thread. If it is not,
then the thread will pull freely.
6. Pull the thread down to the needle thread guide and
thread through the hole (thread guide
F).
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.
C
C
D
E
F
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IMPORTANT: The HQ Capri 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 presser foot is raised, and the tension discs are released
and open for the thread to easily fall between the tension discs. This is not the case with the
HQ Capri quilting machine, where the top tension is always tight and the tension discs are
never open.
Therefore, the thread must be pulled up or “flossed” between the tension discs, or it will stay
outside the discs and float without tension, causing serious stitch 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
quilt across the quilting table because the top tension is never released.
