Thursday, May 8, 2014

Threading the Upper of a Kenmore Model 33 Sewing Machine

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   This year I got a sewing machine. There was a long complicated path that led me to it, involving a thrift store, a nursing home and two very kind women.
The machine I had been using prior to this was SIGNIFICANTLY newer, as the model 33 is quite an old machine. The other day I sat down to make some curtains and realized I had no idea how to thread the machine. Luckily I had the original owners manual, but with it being such an old machine, I figured there are probably quite a few out there that have been separated from from theirs. So in order to save anyone from frustration, I'm going to show you how to thread a Kenmore Model 33 machine.

 
 1. Place a spool of thread on one of the metal rods coming from the top of the machine.
2. Spin the thread through the two loops on top, starting with the farthest one. 
 3. Wind the thread once around clockwise, then back, into the wire elbow.

 
 
4. From there continue going down to 9 O'clock, under the metal arm, and then up.
 
5. Bring the thread all the way up to the hole on the lever, and through, from right to left.
 
 
6. Bring the thread back down and through the two loops left of the dial.
 
7. Bring the thread through the last loop by the top of the needle, then down through the eye of the needle from left to right.
 
...And you're done!
I hope this was helpful. I will be posting how to thread the lower machine next.
 
~Maria