How To Thread A Kenmore 385.12314990 Sewing Machine.
Learn how to thread your Kenmore Sewing Machine using this easy step-by-step tutorial.
Threading the Machine
* Raise the thread take-up lever to its highest position by turning the handwheel counterclockwise, toward you.
* Raise the presser foot lifter.
* Place a spool on the spool pin, with thread coming off as shown.
UPPER (NEEDLE) THREAD
1. Draw the end of the thread around the upper thread guide.
2. While holding the thread near the spool, draw the end of the thread down around the check spring holder.
3. Firmly draw the thread up from right to left over the take-up lever and down into the take-up lever eye.
4. Slide the thread behind the needle bar thread guide on the left.
5. Thread the needle from front to back or use a needle threader.
Drawing up bobbin thread
1. Raise the presser foot. Hold the needle thread lightly with your left hand and turning the handwheel counterclockwise, toward you, for one complete turn.
2. Bring the bobbin thread up by pulling the needle thread up.
3. Pull both threads under and to the back of the presser foot, leaving 4″ to 6″ of thread clear.
The numbered steps above follow the numbers on the illustrations.
Dotted lines show places where the thread loops and then is pulled tight.
