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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.
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1. Place a spool of thread on one of the metal rods coming from the top of the machine.
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3. Wind the thread once around clockwise, then back, into the wire elbow.
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4. From there continue going down to 9 O'clock, under the metal arm, and then up.
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5. Bring the thread all the way up to the hole on the lever, and through, from right to left.
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6. Bring the thread back down and through the two loops left of the dial.
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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