Crafters Question: How do I thread a sewing machine?

[asterroc]

It's a really old beast that I got from my Mom, weighs a ton or two. It's a Morse Super Dial (if I'm reading the labels correctly). I *have* successfully used it in the past, to make a cute jumper, but it was oh, some 9 years ago and immediatley after Mom had explained it to me. :-P

I figured out how to get the thread onto the bobbin, the bobbin into the case, and the case locked into the lower unit. I'm not sure where the thread goes in the case though, and if it's supposed to come out near the needle or something. I'm also not sure how to run the top thread though the seven billion little loops. I did figure out how to lift the foot, I'm not sure if the fabric goes in face up or down (not that fleece always has a right side, but sometimes it does), and whether it pulls towards me or pushes away.

I'm currently reading through the How Stuff Works article on sewing machines, but if anyone has another reference or guide or advice, it'd be appreciated.

Man, I told you I'm not the handiest person on the world, and I meant it. :-P You'd think, being formerly artsy and forever a geek I would be, but... *shrug*

Comments

[oh-chris.livejournal.com]

http://www.sewusa.com/Threading_Diagrams/Threading_Pages/Morse_Sewing_Machine_Threading/Morse_Super_Dial_threading_diagram.htm ?

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, you are a god! How long did it take you to find that? And if you say "it was the first hit on Google for 'morse super dial' " I'm going to reply "wow, I was such a lazy bum". :-P

[oh-chris.livejournal.com]

it wasn't. but it didn't take me that long. however, i am a librarian.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Some day there will be a superhero called The Librarian and his arch villian will shake his fist from a police cage and say "Damn your librarian powers!" and The Librarian's side kick Shelving Girl and friends Super Archivist and Taxonomy Man will all laugh together.

[the1hobbit.livejournal.com]

is it a drop load bobbin or side load? Makes a big difference in how to load it.

As for threading Morse and Singer are pretty good at putting loading directions somewhere on the machine. In the storage box it might be hiding in. or sometimes the print it on the side. If not, you go over, hook, down, hook, up, hook, down, hook, then thread. :-D No visuals, but thats the best way to remeber.

and as a reponce to your erlier post, Fleece is fraying free! no hems! Unless you want to be spiffy....... >_>

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

The link from oh_chris above has all the diagrams I could ever want. ^_^ And I did keep suspecting fleece was rip stop, but it doesn't hurt to be spiffy as I'm making scarves for my boyfriend and other friends.