Threading A Lockstitch Machine 2

PROCESS THREADING A LOCKSTITCH MACHINE 2

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1. Assemble all equipment needed for this process.

2. Place the reel of thread onto the cotton stand.

3. Run the thread up and over the hook on the rod support.

4. Feed the thread through the eyelets on the thread retainer going around the bar as you thread.

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5. Wind the thread aroung the pre-tension disk then through the remaining eyelet.

6. Take the thread to the next retainer, feed the thread through and around the bar.

7. Pull the thread down and around the tension disk. Ensure the thread sits fully between the disks.

PROCESS THREADING A LOCKSTITCH MACHINE 2

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8. Now take the thread under the bar and up through the retaining clip towards the take-up lever.

11. Take the thread down through the loop at the top of the needle bar.

9. Pass the thread through the eyelet in the lever, from right to left.

12. Finish by threading the needle from left to right.

10. Continue to guide the thread down through the retaining clip to the needle bar.

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13. You are now ready to sew.