SINGER W8418 - Manual (Page 7)

1. Turn the balance wheel toward you to raise the take-up lever to
its highest position. (Fig. 11) ^
2. Place a spool of thread on the spool pin.
3. Lead the thread through the upper arm thread guide.
4. Run the thread down through the thread guide bar to the ten­
sion discs, then around and between them from right to left.
5. Draw the thread up through the check spring and with a slight
tug into the hook. (See insert, Fig. 11)
6. Pass the thread under the bar and up through the eye of the
take-up lever from right to left.
7. Lead thread down through the lower thread and then through the
needle bar guide from the back.
8. Thread needle FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, drawing it through
about 3 or 4 inches.
Hold the end of upper thread loosely and turn hand wheel toward
you until the needle goes all the way down and comes back up.
A loop will be formed over the upper thread which then can be
pulled out straight. Place both thread ends under the slot of the
presser foot and draw toward the back of the machine, leaving
both threads three or four inches long.
Fig. 11