Brother International LS-2125i Users Manual - English - Page 18

KNOWING YOUR SEWING MACHINE Upper threading Set the upper thread and thread the needle. a Spool pin b Thread guide (rear) c Thread guide (front) d Thread take-up lever CAUTION ● Make sure you thread the machine properly. Otherwise, the thread could tangle and break the needle. Raise the presser foot using the presser foot a lever. a Presser foot lever Raise the needle by turning the handwheel b toward you (counterclockwise) to raise the thread take-up lever to its highest position. Pull up the spool pin as far as possible, and c then put a spool of thread on this pin. CAUTION ● If the spool of thread is in the wrong place, or is set incorrectly, the thread may tangle on the spool pin and cause the needle to break. Feed the upper thread through both thread d guides: the rear one first, then the front one. Pull the thread down and around the upper e tension control dial from the right to the left so the thread picks up the thread check spring. • If the needle is not correctly raised, the sewing machine can not be threaded. Be sure to turn the handwheel before threading the sewing machine. 16 a Upper tension control dial b Thread check spring