Getting Ready to Sew

Simple tasks of inserting the needle, winding the bobbin, and threading the machine has tremendous influence on the stitch quality and performance of your machine.  Use this guide as a general reference, but refer to your owner's manual for instructions specific to your machine.

Winding & Inserting the Bobbin

• Wind the bobbin evenly

• Insert the bobbin in the case

• Pull the thread through the slot

• Place the bobbin case in the machine

Running a Test Stitch

• Place scrap fabric under the presser foot

• Lower the presser foot

• Sew a few stitches

• Check your stitches and tension

Inserting the Needle

• Raise the needle to its highest position

• Loosen the needle clamp screw

• Select the right needle for your project and insert the needle flat side to the back

• Tighten the needle clamp screw securely

Threading the Machine

• Follow the numbering guide on your machine

• Thread in the correct order

• Make sure the thread is in tension disks

• Pull the thread through the needle

Plug in your machine and turn it on to begin sewing

1. Raise the needle by turning the handwheel towards you (counterclockwise). Raise the pressure foot level. Position the fabric under the presser foot.

2. While holding the end of the thread and fabric with your left hand, turn the handwheel towards you (counterclockwise) with your right hand to the needle to the starting point of the stitching.

3. Lower the presser foot lever.

4. Slowly press down on the foot controller. The machine starts sewing.

5. Take your foot off the foot controller. The machine stops sewing.

6. Hold down the reverse sewing level to do a reverse stitch to start and finish your stitch.

7. Raise the needle by turning the handwheel towards you (counterclockwise)

8. Raise the presser foot lever

9. Pull the fabric to the left side of the machine, and then pass the threads through the threads through the thread cutter to cut them.

Start & Stop Your Stitch

1. Position fabric under the presser foot

2. Lower the presser foot

3. Hold thread tails

4. Start sewing

1. Sew to the edge

2. Stop with needle down

3. Raise presser foot

4. Pull fabric out and cut threads

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