White 656 - Needle and Threading Procedures; Needle Selection Guidance; Installing the Machine Needle; Threading the Top Thread

7
Selection
of
Needle
A
high
proportion
of
home
sewing
is
done
with
No.
14
size
needle.
For
best
results
on
all
fabrics
from
sheer
chiffon
to
canvas,
see
page
6
chart.
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—,
Putting
Needle
In
Machine
Turn
machine
wheel
until
needle
bar
A
is
at
top
position.
Loosen
needle
clamp
B
with
screw
driver.
When
old
needle
drops
out
new
one
can
be
inserted.
Find
the
one
flat
side
on
needle
SHANK
and
hold
that
FLAT
SIDE
TO
RIGHT
as
you
push
needle
upward
into
clamp
C
as
far
as
pos
sible.
While
holding
needle
up
there
tighten
screw
B
with
screw
driver.
Threading
Maclime
(Top
Thread)
and
Needle
Place
thread
spool
on
spool
pin
closest
to
needle.
Lead
thread
through
thread
guides
A
-
-
then
down
BETWEEN
tension
discs
B
from
RIGHT
to
LEFT--and
around
to RIGHT
again
until
thread
enters
check
spring
arm
notch
C
.
Then
pull
thread
left-
ward
and
down
slightly
UNDER
large
bar
(D)
-
- then
immediately
upward,
and
thread
will
enter
rectangular
opening
in
bar
D
Continue
pulling
thread
upward
and
into
take-up
lever
eye
E
from
RIGHT
to
LEFT.
Now
down
into
bar
(D)
rectangle
open
ing
again-continuing
down
into
needle
bar
thread guide
F
and
then
into
needle
eye
from
LEFT
to
RIGHT-
-
pulling
three
to
four
inches
of
thread
through
eye
of
needle.
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