APPENDIX ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————94dWhile holding the bobbin in place with yourfinger, pass the thread through the slit in theneedle plate.• Hold down the bobbin with your right hand,and then pull the end of the thread aroundthe tab with your left hand.a Tabb Hold down the bobbin with your righthand.Pull the thread to pass it through the slit in theneedle plate, then cut it with the cutter.c Slitd CutterSewing with the correct thread tension ispossible after the bobbin has been correctlyinstalled in the bobbin case.Tangled thread on wrongside of fabric■ Symptom• The thread becomes tangled on the lowerside of the fabric.• After starting sewing, a rattling noise is madeand sewing cannot continue.• Looking under the fabric, there is tangledthread in the bobbin case.■ CauseIncorrect upper threadingIf the upper thread is incorrectly threaded, theupper thread passed through the fabric cannot befirmly pulled up and the upper thread becomestangled in the bobbin case, causing a rattlingnoise.■ Remedy/check detailsRemove the tangled thread, and then correct theupper threading.aRemove the tangled thread. If it cannot beremoved, cut the thread with scissors.• For details, refer to “Cleaning the race” onpage 90.bRemove the upper thread from the machine.cRefer to the following steps to correct theupper threading.• If the bobbin was removed from the bobbincase, refer to “Installing the bobbin” onpage 18 and “Remedy/check details” in thesection “Upper thread tightened up” onpage 93 to correctly install the bobbin.