ES-2020

FAQs & Troubleshooting

ES-2020

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Date: 07/05/2015 ID: faqh00000467_001

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How do I thread my machine?

Upper threading

(1) Spool pin (2) Thread guide (3) Mark on the handwheel

Make sure you thread the machine properly. Otherwise, the thread could tangle and break the needle.

1.	Raise the presser foot using the presser foot lever.
	(1) Presser foot lever
	If the presser foot is not raised, the sewing machine cannot be threaded.
2.	Raise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the mark on the wheel points up.
	(1) Mark on the handwheel
	If the needle is not correctly raised, the sewing machine can not be threaded. Be sure to turn the handwheel so that the mark on the wheel points up before threading the sewing machine.
3.	Turn off the sewing machine.
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4.	Pull up the spool pin as far as possible, and then put a spool of thread on this pin.

	If the spool of thread is in the wrong place, or is set incorrectly, the thread may tangle on the spool pin and cause the needle to break.
5.	Feed the upper thread as shown in the illustration below; i) Pass the thread through the thread guide. ii) Guide the thread down and up through the groove.
5.	(1) Thread guide
6.	Pass the thread into the thread take-up lever from the right to the left. Then guide the thread down through the groove.
	(1) Thread take-up lever
	If the thread take-up lever is lowered, the upper thread cannot be wrapped around the thread take-up lever. Make sure you raise the presser foot lever and the thread take-up lever before you feed the upper thread. If you incorrectly feed the thread you may cause sewing problems.
7.	Put the thread behind the needle bar thread guide above the needle.
	(1) Needle bar thread guide
	The thread can easily be passed behind the needle bar thread guide by holding the thread in your left hand, then feeding the thread with your right hand.
8.	Pass the thread through the eye of the needle from front to back.
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9.	Pass the end of the thread through the presser foot, and then pull out about 5 cm (2 inches) of thread toward the rear of the machine.
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