How to thread a new home Janome sewing machine model 576.
Learn how to thread your New Home Janome 576 sewing machine in this easy step-by-step tutorial.
Threading the Machine
Raise the take-up lever (6) to the highest point by turning the balance wheel toward you.
Place a spool of thread on the spool pin.
Pass the thread through upper arm thread guides ( 1 & 2), downwards around tension discs (3) from right to left, up over the tension thread guard (4) from behind, through the loop of the take-up spring ( 5), up and through the hole in the take-up lever (6), down through thread guides (7 & 8) and into the thread guide (9) at the lower end of the needle bar.
Then pass through the eye of the needle from left to right. Draw about two inches of thread through the eye of the needle.
Hold the upper thread loosely with your left hand.
Turn the balance wheel toward you with your right hand until the needle moves down and up again to the highest point, then stop the balance wheel and pull the upper thread slowly to bring up the lower thread through the needle hole.
Place both ends of the threads back under the presser foot.
TO START SEWINGÂ
Place the cloth under the presser foot.
With the left hand hold loosely both ends of threads and
Turn the balance wheel with the right hand to let the needle penetrate the point from which you wish to start sewing. Lower the presser foot on the cloth and start sewing
You can get the complete instruction manual here. Includes: Adjusting tensions, bobbin winding, changing needles, zigzag, using the free-arm extension table, and much more.