Baby Lock Tiara II (BLTR16-2) Instruction and Reference Guide - Manual (Page 19)

Page 18 Baby Lock Tiara II Instruction Manual
3. Thread continues through thread guide C, and then
down to the tension assembly (see Figure 12).
NOTE: It is important that the thread is “flossed” be-
tween the two tension discs. If the thread is not firmly in
place between the two tension discs, the thread will rest
on the outside of the tension discs (without tension) and
looping on fabric or thread nests may occur.
4. Once the thread is in place, be sure that the thread
catches on the take-up spring and then pull it down
under the stirrup thread guide D.
5. Bring the thread back up through the take-up lever
from back to front, and then down through thread
guide E. Pull the thread at the take-up lever to ensure
that it is properly flossed between the tension disks. If
it is properly flossed in the tension disks you should feel
some resistance as you pull the thread. If thread is not
properly in the tension disks, then the thread will pull
freely with no tension. If this is the case, then rethread
the machine.
6. Pull the thread down to the needle thread guide and
thread through the hole for thread guide F (see
Figure 12).
7. Make sure the thread is following the groove down the
front of the needle and insert thread through the eye
of the needle from front to back. Be careful that the
thread does not twist around the needle.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Baby Lock Tiara II quilting
machine does not have a presser foot lever or top tension
release like a home sewing machine. On a home sewing
machine the top tension is released when the presser foot
is raised, allowing the thread to come freely out of the
machine.
When a home machine is threaded, the presser foot is
raised and the tension discs are released and open for the
thread to easily fall between the tension discs. This is not
the case with the Baby Lock Tiara II quilting machine
where the top tension is always tight and the tension
discs are never open. Therefore, the thread must be
pulled up or “flossed” between the tension discs or it will
stay outside the discs and float without tension, causing
serious stitch problems and/or thread nests.
It is also possible to bend the needle while it is threaded if
care is not taken while moving the machine around the
quilt because the top tension is never released.
Figure 12
F
DETAIL 2
C