SINGER W164 - Manual (Page 10)

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UPPER THREADING
Turn the balance wheel toward you to raise
the take-up lever to its highest position.
Place a spool of thread on the spool pin.
Lead the thread through the upper arm thread
guides.
Run the thread through the thread guide bar
to the tension discs, then around and be­
tween them from right to left.
Draw the thread up through the check spring
and with a slight tug into the hook. (See
insert, Fig. H) , u
Pass the thread under the bar and up through
the eye of the take-up lever from right to
Lead thread down under bar, through the
face plate guides and then through the needle
bar guide from the back.
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Thread needle FROM LEFT TO RlGHl,
drawing it through about 3 or 4 inches.
Hold the end of the upper thread loosely and
turn the hand wheel toward you until the needle
goes all the way down and comes back up.
A loop (Fig. 12) will be formed over
upper thread which then can be pulled
straight. Place both thread ends under
slot of the presser foot and draw toward
the
out
the
the
back of the machine, leaving both threads
three or four inches long. Fig. 11