[1] Preparing for threading

1. Turn off the machine.
   

   Before threading the needle, be sure to turn off the machine. If you accidentally step on the foot controller and the machine starts to sew, you could be injured.

2. Raise the presser foot lever to raise the presser foot.
   

3. Raise the needle to its highest position by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise).
   
   (1) Turn toward you so that this mark points up to the highest position.
    

[2] Threading the upper thread

1. Pull up the spool pin as far as possible, and then put a spool of thread on this pin.
   
   * Make sure that the thread unwinds as shown.


2. While holding the thread from the spool with your right hand, pass the thread toward you, in the groove on the thread guide.
   

   (1) Thread guide

   (2) Spring

   * Make sure that the spring in the groove catches the thread.
    

3. Feed the upper thread as shown in the following illustration.
   
   (1) Thread take-up lever
   * Make sure you guide the thread through the thread take-up lever from right to left as shown in the following illustration.
    

4. Slide the thread behind the needle bar thread guide.
   
   (1) Needle bar thread guide

[3] Threading the needle

1. Insert the thread through the eye of the needle from front to back.
   

[4] Drawing up the bobbin thread

1. Lightly hold the end of the upper thread.
   
2. While holding the end of the upper thread, turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) to lower and raise the needle to draw up the bobbin thread.

   (1) Turn towards you one full turn until this mark points up to the highest position

3. Pull on the upper thread to draw up the bobbin thread.
   Next, pull out about 10 cm (4 inches) of both threads toward the back under the presser foot.
   

   (1) Bobbin thread

   (2) Upper thread

   (3) Pull out about 10 cm (4 inches)