Threading The Needle; Preparing To Thread Machine; Setting Spool Of Thread On Spool Pin; Threading The Upper Thread - Singer C440 Manuel D'instructions

Threading the Machine
Setting Spool of Thread on Spool Pin
1. Pull up the left end of spool pin and set the felt pad and the
spool of thread on spool pin so that the thread unrolls from
the front of the spool.
2. Set the spool cap on spool pin as far as it will go.
a. Reverse spool cap direction according to the size of spool.
b. Use the small spool cap when using smaller thread
spools.
c. Set the thread net over the spool if thread unrolls too
easily or if the thread becomes caught or twisted in the
thread guide.
NOTE: Thread spools come in a variety of styles and sizes.
The thread spool cap should allow the thread to feed freely,
yet hold the spool securely on the spool pin. Different thread
spools can give different results, depending on the spool cap
you place in front of the thread. If the thread is not feeding
freely or it is getting caught behind the spool pin or in the
threading guides, try different sizes of spool cap to find the one
that best suits the thread spool being used.

THREADING THE NEEDLE

Preparing to Thread Machine
1. Raise the presser foot lifter.
2. Raise the needle to highest position by turning the
handwheel toward you.
(Keep this position for threading the eye of the needle.)
NOTE: It is very important to raise the presser foot lifter before
you thread the machine. Not doing so will likely result in poor
stitch quality, or excessive thread loops on the underside of
the fabric. Always raise the presser foot lifter before you begin
threading the machine.
Threading the Upper Thread
1. Hold thread in both hands and pass thread into the guide
from front opening.
2. Bring thread backward and pass through the slit from right
to left.
3. Bring thread to the left and pull thread down toward you
along the slit.
4. Pull the thread around the U-turn, then bring it back up.
5. To thread the take-up lever, draw thread up and bring
thread back down again from right to left along the slit.
6. Pull thread downward along the slit.
7. Draw thread through thread guide from right side opening.
8. Place the thread through needle eye from front to back.
Refer to next page for instructions on how to use needle
threader.
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