Kenmore SWA/RS 14501 - Manual (Page 17)

Thread the Needle
Prepare the Top Thread
the threading channel.
2. Raise the thread take-up lever to its highest
position by rotating the hand wheel toward
you.
3. Place a spool of thread on the spool pin.
4. Place a suitable size spool cap over the spool.
5. Lead the thread through the thread guide (A)
and pull it toward you with your right hand
until it clicks to ensure it is threaded correctly.
6 . Pull the thread down into the threading
channel (B) and up into the channel (C),
while holding the thread with your right hand.
7. Slip the thread through the back of the take-
up lever (D).
forward into the rounded opening.
8 . Pull the thread down through the channel (C)
again.
9. Slip the thread through either of the thread
guides (E) at the base of the needle (below
the needle clamp screw) and pull the thread
toward you.
10. a. Thread the needle from front to back,
b. Draw 3 to 4 inches of thread through the
eye of the needle toward the back of the
machine.
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