Raise the presser foot using the Presser Foot Lever.

Raise the needle to its highest position by turning the balance wheel toward you (anticlockwise).

Place a spool of thread on the horizontal spool pin and press a spool cap onto the spool pin to hold the thread spool firmly in place. The thread end should come from the bottom front of the spool.

Deliver the upper thread as shown in this diagram.

Make sure to guide the thread through the thread take-up lever from the right to the left.

Place thread behind the guide above the needle.