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Step 3:
Thread the upper thread guide as show in
figure
43
(if you use all three holes, it will add drag/tension to the
thread).
Step 4:
Weave the thread as shown on the three hole
thread guide. (if you use all three holes it will add drag/
tension to the thread).
See figure 44
Step 5:
Take the thread between the two tension discs from
back to front all the way around.
See figure 45
(Release
the tension on the tension disc using the tension release
lever. This will help to ensure your thread gets between the
disc easier.)
Step 6:
While holding the thread up over the top of the
tension, hook the check spring. The tension spring should
come down as you pull thread.
Step 7:
Thread now needs to run under the silver angle
bracket.
See figure 46
Step 8:
Now bring the thread up to the thread guide 6
above the tension assembly. You will be able to slide the
thread into this thread guide.
See figure 47
Step 9:
The thread will now be threaded through the take
up lever from the back towards the front.
See figure 48
Step 10:
Now bring the thread down the front of the
machine, snapping the thread into thread guide 8 and
thread guide 9 on the way down to the needle.
See figures
49 and 50
Step 11:
The thread will now go into the thread eyelet
above the needle.
See figure 51
This is a hole, and
you will need to thread this spot.
(TIP: Use a dental floss
threader to thread the guide above the needle. The
threader will also help thread the needle.)
Step 12:
Thread the needle from the front to the back of
the needle.
See figure 52
Figure 50
Figure 49
Figure 48
Figure 47
Figure 46
Figure 45
Figure 44
Figure 43
Figure 52
Figure 51
How Do I Change the Needle?
A 134RSAN needle (size 18) will be installed on your Apprentice Plus from the factory. When it is time to
replace the needle, you can easily install one. Be sure the power switch is off. Remove the bobbin case.
To remove the needle, use the smaller screwdriver
included with your machine.
Step 1:
Loosen the screw just above the thread
guide on the needle bar; the needle should fall out as
you loosen the screw.
Look closely at the needle. Your home sewing
machine needle shank (top of the needle) has a
flat side. The top of the long arm machine needle
is round. On the point end of the needle there is a
scarf, or notch, in one side.
The scarf must face
the back of your machine. The long groove at
the eye of the needle faces you as you insert the
needle.
Why does the scarf go to the back of the machine?
When the needle goes down through the fabric into the bobbin case, the hook comes around behind the
needle to pick up the thread. The scarf has to be there to provide a way for the hook to get between the
needle and the thread in order to pick up the thread.
Step 2:
Place the new needle up in the slot, making sure the needle is up in the needle bar as far up as
it will go. Make sure the scarf is facing the back of your machine. Tighten the screw on the needle bar
while holding the needle up.
TIP: Use the old needle to hold the new needle in place while you tighten the screw. By placing
the point of the old needle into the eye of the new needle, you can see how straight you are
placing the scarf of the needle.
Before you turn your machine on, go to the back of the machine and turn the hand wheel a complete
turn, making sure the needle goes down in the center of the throat plate and the hook in the bobbin
area rotates with the needle smoothly. Put the needle down as far as possible. In the bobbin area, you
should be able to see the eye of the needle. When the hook rotates, it picks up the thread at the back
of the needle, then the top thread pulls the bobbin thread up to create a stitch. The scarf must face the
back of your machine.
Top of needle is
round, not flat like on
your home sewing
maching needles.
Long groove goes to
the front. This is a path
for the thread to follow.
Back of needle has a
scarf. This is where the
hook passes and picks
up the top thread to
create the stitch.
Figure 53
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