TroubleshootingA-6fWhile holding the thread lightly with your right hand,pull the thread with your left hand, and then pass thethread behind the thread guide cover and to the front.1 Thread guide covergWhile holding the thread lightly with your right hand,pass the thread under the thread guide plate, and thenpull it up.1 Thread guide platehPass the thread through the thread channel in the ordershown below.1 ShutteriLower the presser foot.jSlide the thread behind the needle bar thread guide.The thread can easily be passed behind the needle barthread guide by holding the thread in your left hand,then feeding the thread with your right hand, as shown.Make sure that the thread is passed through to the left ofthe tab of the needle bar thread guide.1 Needle bar thread guide2 Tabk Next, use the needle threader to thread the needle.Continue with the procedure in “Threading theneedle” in the “Basic operations” section.Incorrect thread tension■ Symptoms• Symptom 1: The bobbin thread is visible from theright side of the fabric. (Refer to illustration below)• Symptom 2: The upper thread appears as a straightline on the right side of the fabric.• Symptom 3: The upper thread is visible from thewrong side of the fabric. (Refer to illustration below)• Symptom 4: The bobbin thread appears as a straightline on the wrong side of the fabric.• Symptom 5: The stitching on the wrong side of thefabric is loose or has slack.
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Symptom 31 Wrong side of fabric2 Bobbin thread visible from right side of fabric3 Upper thread4 Right side of fabric5 Bobbin thread6 Upper thread visible from wrong side of fabric1112
