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Needle Threader
z Raise the needle to its highest position.
Press down the needle threader knob as far as
it will go.
The hook comes out through the needle eye
from behind.
x Pull the thread down around the thread guide
then pass it from the left and under the hook.
c Release the knob slowly while holding the
thread end with your hand.
A loop of the thread is pulled up through the
needle eye.
v Remove the loop from the threader and pull
out the thread end from the needle eye.
NOTE:
The needle threader can be used with a #11/75
to #16/100 needle or Janome Blue Tipped
needle.
Thread size 50 to 100 would work well.
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Threading the Machine
Raise the take-up lever to its highest position by
turning the handwheel toward you.
Raise the presser foot.
Place a spool on the spool pin as shown, with
thread coming from back of the spool.
z Draw the thread into thread guide using both
hands.
x While holding the thread near spool, draw
thread down into the tension area and then
around the check spring holder.
c Firmly draw the thread up and through the
take–up lever from right to left.
v Then draw the thread down along the left
channel.
b Slide the thread into needle bar thread guide
on the left.
n Thread the needle eye from front to back.
NOTE:
You may want to cut the thread end with sharp
scissors for easier needle threading.
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