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Using the needle threader
Before using the needle threader, use the main power switch to turn
off the sewing machine.
Not doing so could result in injury.
Caution
*
Use sewing machine needles No. 11/75 to 16/100 with the needle threader.
(Needle No 14/90 is included when the sewing machine is purchased.)
The needle cannot be threaded if the thread is too thick for the needle. For details
on possible needle and thread combinations, refer to “Relationship between the
needle, thread and fabric, and adjusting the thread tension” on page 27.
*
Equipped only with model XXX17C/17DXX / SuperJ15/17 / SPJ17XL /
XXXX17 / SUPERJEANS / TSEW1 / PowerFab17
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3
2
4
z
Understanding the needle threader mechanism
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Preparing to use the needle threader
Turn the pattern selection dial
to “7” (straight stitch).
*
Otherwise, the needle threader
may not operate correctly and
the needle may not be threaded.
Raise the presser foot lever.
Check that the thread has
been passed through the
needle thread guide.
Pattern selection
dial
Presser foot lever
Needle thread
guide
1
Lower
Turn the handwheel toward
you until the needle is in its
highest position.
*
If the needle is not in its
highest position, the needle
cannot be threaded.
7
Needle
Guide
Hook
2
Turn
The hook is within the guide.
The hook passes through
the needle, catches the
thread, then pulls the thread
through the needle.
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