Threading the machine – SINGER 1280 User Manual
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Threading the Machine
♦ Place spool of thread on horizontal spool pin A. If
spool being used has a thread retaining slit B, it
should be placed against the spool cushion to the
right.
♦
Raise the presser foot,
to release thread tension.
♦ Raise the take-up lever to highest position by turning
hand wheel
toward you.
♦ Snap thread into thread guide post 1*
♦ Holding thread ends in each hand, snap thread into
upper thread guide 2.
♦ Pass thread through thread guide 3.
♦ With right hand on thread spool, thread the needle
thread tension 4. Slide thread over metal plate be
tween tension discs with left hand. Lead thread
under tension and tension wire. Thread tension wire
by
firmly
pulling thread up and over to the right,
♦ Guide thread through point 5,
♦ Thread take-up lever 6, as illustrated,
♦ Draw thread through points 7 and S, guiding thread
from rear of each guide to the right,
♦ Pass thread through guide 9. Thread the needle 10
from', front to back, drawing I0cm (4 inches) of
thread through the needle eye.
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