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Sewing Machine No. 15
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To Prepare for Sewing
With the left hand hold the end of the needle thread, leaving it slack from the hand to the needle.
FIG. 12 DRAWING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD
Turn the balance wheel over toward you until the needle moves down and up again to its highest point,
thus catching the bobbin thread; draw up the needle thread and the bobbin thread will come up with it
through the hole in the throat] plate (see Fig. 12). Lay both threads back under the presser foot.
To Commence Sewing
Place the material beneath the presser foot, lower the presser foot and commence to sew, turning the
balance wheel over toward you.
To Remove the Wo r k
Let the thread take up lever rest at its highest point, raise the presser foot and draw the fabric back and to
the left, pass the threads over the thread cutter (1, Fig. 12) and pull down lightly to sever them. Leave the
ends of the threads under the presser foot.
