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Installing Sewing Machine Bobbin

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  1. Installing Sewing Machine Bobbin, Installing Sewing Machine Bobbin: step 1, image 1 of 2 Installing Sewing Machine Bobbin, Installing Sewing Machine Bobbin: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Use your finger to open the bobbin door below the presser foot.

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    • Align the hole in the bobbin spindle over the peg in the bobbin case.

    • Slide the bobbin into the bobbin case, leaving a bit of thread outside the case.

    • Take the loose thread end and slide it through the slit on the side of the bobbin case.

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    • Slide the thread from the slit straight up along the groove and into the open hole on the bobbin case's side.

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    • Keeping the bobbin in place, turn the bobbin case so that the back is facing you.

    • Use your fingernail to lift the lever on the back of the bobbin case. Hold the lever open.

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    • Holding the bobbin case lever open, insert the bobbin case into the cavity under the presser foot.

    • Align the metal arm on the bobbin case so that it sits in the slot in the machine.

    • Release the bobbin case.

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    • Close the door on the compartment below the presser foot.

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Love it! Thank you for posting this as my wife has had to fix things on her sewing machine and it's good to have a reference other than Youtube where you can sit down and read it and make adjustments accordingly!

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