Pfaff ambition Essential Owner's Manual - Page 13

Threading the machine

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Preparations Vertical position Raise the spool pin to the vertical position. Slide on the large spool cap and place a felt pad under the thread spool. This is to prevent the thread from reeling off too fast. Do not place a spool cap on top of the spool pin as that would prevent the spool from rotating. Auxiliary spool pin The auxiliary spool pin is used when winding a bobbin thread from a second spool of thread or for a second spool when sewing with a twin needle. Insert the auxiliary spool pin into the hole at the top of the machine (A). Slide on a large spool cap and place a felt pad under the thread spool. A Main spool pin in vertical position. Threading the machine Make sure that the presser foot is raised and the needle is in its highest position. 1. Place the thread on the spool pin and fit the appropriately sized spool cap. 2. Pull the thread into the thread guides (B) from back to front. Pull the thread between the tension discs (C). 3. Thread down through the right-hand threading slot and then upwards through the left-hand threading slot. 4. Bring the thread from the right into the take-up lever (D) and down in the left-hand threading slot, into the lower thread guide (E) and to the needle thread guide (F). 5. Thread the needle. B Auxiliary spool pin. D C E F 13

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Preparations
Vertical position
Raise the spool pin to the vertical position. Slide
on the large spool cap and place a felt pad under
the thread spool. This is to prevent the thread from
reeling off too fast.
Do not place a spool cap on top of the spool pin as
that would prevent the spool from rotating.
Auxiliary spool pin
The auxiliary spool pin is used when winding a
bobbin thread from a second spool of thread or for
a second spool when sewing with a twin needle.
Insert the auxiliary spool pin into the hole at the
top of the machine (A). Slide on a large spool cap
and place a felt pad under the thread spool.
Threading the machine
Make sure that the presser foot is raised and the
needle is in its highest position.
1.
Place the thread on the spool pin and
t the
appropriately sized spool cap.
2.
Pull the thread into the thread guides (B) from
back to front. Pull the thread between the
tension discs (C).
3.
Thread down through the right-hand
threading slot and then upwards through the
left-hand threading slot.
4.
Bring the thread from the right into the take-up
lever (D) and down in the left-hand threading
slot, into the lower thread guide (E) and to the
needle thread guide (F).
5.
Thread the needle.
Main spool pin in vertical position.
Auxiliary spool pin.