Winding/Installing the Bobbin
Getting Ready
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1
Using the Spool Pin
You can use the main spool pin to wind the bobbin
before sewing. You cannot use this spool pin to
wind the bobbin while sewing.
1 Turn the main power to ON and open the
top cover.
2 Align the groove in the bobbin with the
spring on the bobbin winder shaft, and
set the bobbin on the shaft.
a Groove in the bobbin
b Spring on the shaft
3 Pivot the spool pin so that it angles
upward. Set the thread spool on the
spool pin so that the thread unwinds
from the front of the spool.
a Spool pin
b Spool cap
c Thread spool
d Spool felt
4 Push the spool cap onto the spool pin as
far as possible, then return the spool pin
to its original position.
5 While holding the thread with both
hands, pull the thread up from under the
thread guide plate.
a Thread guide plate
6 Pass the thread through the thread guide.
a Thread guide
7 Pass the thread around the pretension
disk making sure that the thread is under
the pretension disk.
a Pretension disk
b Check to make sure thread is securely set between
pretension disks.
8 Follow steps 6 through 9 of “Using the
Supplemental Spool Pin” on page 37.
Using the Spool Stand (Winding
the Bobbin)
Pass the thread from the spool through the thread
guide on the telescopic thread guide, and then
wind the bobbin according to steps
4 through 9 of
“Using the Supplemental Spool Pin” on page 37.
For details on spool stand, refer to “Using the
Spool Stand” on page 45.