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3. Thread continues through thread guide C, and then
down to the tension assembly (see Figure 10).
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 disks. If it is
properly flossed in the tension disks 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.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The PLATINUM™ 16 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 PLATINUM™
16 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 machine around the quilt because the top tension is never
released.
Figure 10
G
D
C
DETAIL D
SCALE 1 : 2
DETAIL G
SCALE 1 : 2
DETAIL C
SCALE 1 : 2
C
D
E
F