Baby Lock Ovation (BLES8) Instruction and Reference Guide - Manual (Page 24)

Left Chain/Cover Needle C-1
1. Raise presser foot, place the thread on the "Chain Needle 1" spool pin. Glide the thread through
the telescopic antennae thread guide "C-1" directly above the thread spool.
See drawings below for reference.
2. Bring thread down from the telescopic antennae thread guide and going from left to right place
into the far left chain/cover needle thread guide "C1"; inserting the thread into slot until it clicks
into place. This seats the thread into the tension. Bring the thread behind the front thread guide,
up, over and down the right side of the thread take up lever.
3. Insert "C-1" thread into the thread guide on needle clamp just above the needle. See drawings
below for reference.
4. With the needle threader or tweezers in the accessory compartment, thread needle in "C1"
position.
Center Chain/Cover Needle C-2
1. Raise presser foot, place the thread on the "Chain Needle 2" spool pin. Glide the thread through
the telescopic antennae thread guide "C-2" directly above the thread spool.
See drawings below for reference.
2. Bring thread down from the telescopic antennae thread guide and going from right to left place
into the center chain/cover needle thread guide "C2"; inserting the thread into slot until it clicks
into place. This seats the thread into the tension. Bring the thread behind the front thread guide,
up, over and down the right side of the thread take up lever.
3. Insert "C-2" thread into the thread guide on needle clamp just above the needle. See drawings
below for reference.
4. With the needle threader or tweezers in the accessory compartment, thread needle in "C2"
position.
Right Chain/Cover Needle C-3
1. Raise presser foot, place the thread on the "Chain Needle 3" spool pin. Glide the thread through
the telescopic antennae thread guide "C-3" directly above the thread spool.
See drawings below for reference.
2. Bring thread down from the telescopic antennae thread guide and going from right to left place
into the far right chain/cover needle thread guide "C3"; inserting the thread into slot until it clicks
into place. This seats the thread into the tension. Bring the thread behind the front thread guide,
up, over and down the right side of the thread take up lever.
3. Insert "C-3" thread into the thread guide on needle clamp just above the needle. See drawings
below for reference.
4. With the needle threader or tweezers in the accessory compartment, thread needle in "C3"
position.
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