How to Thread a Elna eXplore 320 – 340 Step-by-Step Guide.
Learn how to thread your Elna 320 – 340 Sewing Machine using this easy step-by-step tutorial.
Preparing your machine and Threading the Needle
Threading the Machine
To set the needle thread:
Raise the thread take-up lever to the highest position by turning the handwheel.
Raise the presser foot.
1. Draw the thread from the spool and pass it under the thread guide. Then draw It down a along the right channel.
(1) Thread guide
(2) Right channel
2. Draw the thread up around the bottom of the thread guide plate. Pull the thread up along the left channel.
(3) Thread guide plate
(4) Left channel
3. Firmly draw the thread from right to left over the thread take-up lever and down into the take-up lever eye.
(5) Thread take-up lever
4. Draw the thread down along the left channel and slip the thread behind the needle bar thread guide from the left.
(6) Needle bar thread guide
5. Pass the thread through the needle eye from the front or use the needle threader.
Raising the bobbin thread
Drawing up the Bobbin Thread
1. Raise the presser foot and hold the needle thread lightly with your left hand.
(1) Needle thread
2. Turn the flywheel slowly toward you one complete turn. Bring the bobbin thread up by pulling the needle thread as illustrated.
(1) Needle thread
(2) Bobbin thread
3. Pull 4" (10 cm) of both threads back and under the presser foot.
… You are now ready to sew
