Bypassing the Threading Port
Heavy weight threads
c an b e us ed t h roug h your reg ular
looper t h read pat h s .
Specific techniques may require that the thread bypass the
t h read port f or t h e t h read pull t o b e loos ened .
Start with the machine threaded with regular serger thread.
1 . O pen f ront and c ut t ing b lad e c ov ers and t h en rais e t h e
pres s er f oot .
2 . J us t ab ov e t h e t h read ing port , c lip t h e looper t h read t o b e
replac ed .
P ull t h e t h read out of t h e upper g uid es and rem ov e t h e
c one.
3 . P lac e t h e s pec ialt y t h read on t h e s pool pin.
T h read it int o t h e upper g uid es and c lip it a c ouple of inc h es
beyond the base plate. (fig. A)
4 . W it h m ac h ine eng ag ed in t h e s erg ing pos it ion, h old t h e
t h read end at t h e looper eye and us e t h e t w eez ers t o pull
t h e ex is t ing looper t h read out of t ub e ex t end ing f rom t h e
threading mechanism. (fig. B)
L eav e t h e t h read in t h e t ub ular looper.
5 . T ie t h e s pec ialt y t h read ont o t h e reg ular t h read w it h an
overhand knot. (fig. C)
P ull on t h e reg ular t h read f rom t h e looper eye unt il t h e
s pec ialt y t h read c om es t h roug h t h e looper eye.
6 . P lac e upper looper t h read und er t h e f oot and t o t h e lef t : c lip
low er looper t h read at t h e b as e plat e.
I f t h e t h read is h eav y and t h e ov erh and k not ( s t ep # 5 ) is t oo
larg e f or t h e looper t ub e, ( f ollow d irec t ions # 1 t h ru # 6 on
pag e 5 0 ) t o m ak e a t h read c rad le. T h en:
1. Engage in the serging position.
2 . W h ile h old ing t h e loos e end s of t h e t h read c rad le w it h one
h and , us e t h e t w eez ers t o pull t h e c rad le loop out of t h e
t ub e ex t end ing f rom t h e t h read ing m ec h anis m w it h t h e
ot h er h and .
3 . I ns ert 2 inc h ( 5 c m ) of your d ec orat iv e t h read int o t h e c rad le
loop.
P ull on t h e loos e end s of t h e t h read c rad le f rom t h e looper
eye unt il t h e s pec ialt y t h read c om es t h roug h t h e looper eye.
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