Bernina 717 Manual - Page 10

( To thread the machine Fixing the needle. Loosen the needle clamp screw half a turn. Push the needle upwards as far as it will go with the flat side at the back and facing away. Tighten needle clamp screw. Threading the machine. The thread is led from the spool to the needle in one movement. Presser foot and take-up lever must be in their highest positions. Place spool on pin. Lead the thread with the left hand through the eyelet then pull it through the slot of the tension disc. With the right hand hold the spool steady. Now draw thread through the thread guide (5) up to the slot of the take-up lever (8) and again down to the needle eye. Thread the needle from the front to the back leaving a loose end of approximately 10 cm (4 ins.). The thread tension discs. Bernina has the unique advantage that during normal sewing the thread tension does not have to be altered. The tension centering wheel (12) can be regulated for special purposes. For your guidance: Normal tension - Black line in centre of window. + in centre = Tighter tension. - in centre = Looser tension. _ 7r-r` :. Bringing up the bottom thread. Hold needle thread loosely. Now turn the hand wheel towards you until the take-up lever is in its highest position. Pull the needle thread slightly and the bobbin thread will come up through the needle hole. Pull both threads under the presser foot and lay them there sideways. Lowering the feed dog. For certain types of sewing, in particular darning, the feed • dog must be lowered. Model 707 Darning. Turn control knob (22) to the ' left as far as it will go towards the darning sign. For normal sewing turn kncb to right as far as it will go towards the zigzag and straight stitch sign. Model 717 Darning. Lower feed dog by setting the lever (22) to the right upon " darning " symbol. For all other tasks lever has to be set upon " sewing ".