How to thread sewig machine

Hi All,

This is part of the Sewing basics series: 

How to thread your automatic sewing machine

This post is full photos post on how  I thread my machine. I do not know about other machines but I presume most machines should be similar.  The first time you do it, it is going to be a very tedious task of something like 10 minutes but now I can do it in a whim.
Please do not get overwhelmed by the number of steps here. May be they are too detailed. I didn't imagine that there will actually be so many steps for a couple of seconds it takes to thread the machine :). I wish I had this the first time I threaded my machine.

1. After winding the bobbin lay the bobbin case on the bobbin (that is wound up) such that the  thread is facing upwards in anti clockwise direction and the thing protruding the bobbin is facing downwards. Note the direction here. I've figured it out trying different ways, getting the thread jammed up, forming lumps on the fabric and found this works best.

 2. Now take it in your hands and pull the bobbin thread through the grooves adjacent or just on top of the bobbin.

 3. Slide the thread till it comes out of the case like shown.

 4. Open the storage box in case you had closed it while winding the bobbin.

5. Open the bobbin case in case you had closed it while winding the bobbin.

6. By pulling up the front knob place the bobbin case with the bobbin inside so that the protruding holder snaps in position.

 7. Now leave the knob

8. See that the thread is hanging down.

9. Make sure that the hand wheel is pressed in (Remember we had pulled out to wind the bobbin)

10. Now put the thread with thread coming out anti clockwise.

11. Pull the thread and it must go through this grove.

12. Thread it down in the grooves and up again making a U (starting from right to left though).

13. Now turn the hand wheel forward such that the hook circled comes up.

14. Thread it inside the hook

15. The thread needs to settle in the circle of the hook.

 16. Now pull it down on the left of the U.

17. Now it needs to go behind the little hook circled.

18. Put the thread in the needle (My machine came up with the needle fixed, else you'll need to look up your manual to fix the needle first)

 19. Pull the thread so it has a long tail.

20. Now turning the hand wheel let the needle go down and up.

21. While it comes up it brings with it the bobbin thread.

22. Take both top thread and bobbin thread and put both in the center of the foot and let the thread now go behind. I haven't taken a photo of what I mean by going behind. Sorry. It means the tips of the thread are not facing towards you but facing opposite side.

23.  Now close the bobbin case

24.  Close the storage box.

Ready to sew!!

Thanks for reading.
-Preethi.

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