Singer 201P - Upper Threading; Threading the Machine

| UPPER THREADING
Raise take-up lever 5 to its highest point.
Place spool of thread on spool pin at top of
machine
Pass thread through thread guide 1
Down, under and from right to left be-
tween tension discs 2 (thread guard J,
Fig. 9 guiding thread between discs).
Hold spool tightly and pull thread against
take-up spring 4 until it enters retaining
fork 3
Pass thread from right co left through
hole 5 in take-up lever
Down through guide 6 on face plate
Into guide 7 on needle bar bushing
Into guide 8 on needle clamp
From right to left through eye 9 of needle.
Draw about two inches of thread through
eye of needle with which to start sewing
Fig. 8. Upper Threading
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Fig 9 Threadeny
Tension Discs