Elna 450 Sewing Machine Threading Instructions.
Threading Instructions
Threading the upper thread:
Make sure that that thread take-up lever and the presser foot are
in their highest positions.
1) Pull out the spool pin and place the spool of thread on it. Hold beck the spool with the tip of your finger and pass the
thread through in the following order: (all t he thread guides are open, including the thread take-up lever).
2) Top thread guide.
3) Universal upper thread tension, marked between 4½ and 5½.
Important to ensure good sewing results:
Give the thread a sharp tug downwards so that it is properly engaged in the tension device.
4) Check spring (from right to left).
5) Thread take-up lever – pass the thread through the rear of the notch in cover (from right to left). The thread will slip
into the opening of the thread take-up lever.
6) Front thread guide.
7) Needle clamp.
8) Needle. It is threaded from the front to the bade . (If the needle threader is used, it must therefore be inserted into the
eye of the needle from the back.)
9) Pull forward about 15 cm (6″) of thread to the front.
Elna 450 Sewing Machine Threading Instructions
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