Viking 2780 - Page 10

Feed dog
Generally sewing
is done
with
raised feed dog.
The
exception
is
when
cloth is
to
be fed by
hand,
e.
g.
for embroideries
and
darning. Here the
feed dog is
lowered.
On
the right ill, the
position 1
means
raised, position
0
lowered.
Feed
lowering lever with
flatbed and
compact
socket machine.
Feed
lowering lever with
frecarm sewing machine.
1
Threading
the
upper thread
From
spool pin A
in
both
thread
guides B
and
C.
Then between
the
tension
discs of
thread
tension D
and
draw
the thread up
in
direction
of arrow.
Thus
the
thread should
be
held between
the
eyelets
B
and
C
so
that it
correctly goes
into the
thread
tension
spring.
Then lead the
thread
by
one of the 2
holes of
the take-up
lever
E thus
downwards by the
slots
F
C
H into th needle
eye
from front
to
back.
Bringing
up
the
lower thread
Hold upper thread
with
the left
hand, turn
handwheel towards you
with
the right hand until
the take-up lever
is
in
its
highest position.
Thus
a
loop
is
for
med,
place
both
threads under lifted
presser foot.
When sewing with 2
threads, insert
twin needle, then
lead
one thread each
by
the two
tension discs
D,
the take-up
lever
E disposes
of
a
borehole
for
each
thread
too.
The other guides may
run parallel
up
to the
needle bar
guide.
Here one thread left and one
right. Take
care that the threads do
not twist.
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