Threading the machine – SINGER 5818 User Manual
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Threading the machine
To thread your machine correctly, follow the steps below;
• Raise take-up lever (6) to highest position by turning hand wheel toward you.
• Raise presser foot to release thread tension.
• Place spool of thread on spool pin (1).
• Slide spool cap (2) firmly over rim of spool to prevent thread tangling.
• Lead thread from spool and snap into thread guide (3) and with only one hand pass the thread
under the guide and through the slot, as illustrated (4).
• Thread the tension discs by leading the thread down and around the tension (5). Hold the spool
lightly and pull the thread up, lifting the spring and allowing the thread to slip into thread guard.
• Slip thread into take-up lever as illustrated (6).
• Pass thread through guides (7) and (8).
• Thread needle from front to back, pulling 4” (10cm) of thread through eye.