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Old 03-13-2013, 05:14 AM
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Originally Posted by CanadianGirl View Post
Okay. I have the "proper" needle and I have followed the threading diagram (and am threading the needle from right to left). I have put the Bobbin in the bobbin case with the thread "travelling" in the same direction as the diagram in the manual...any other reasons why I'm getting a thread jam?
Are you holding the needle and bobbin thread while you take t he first few stitches? Also, starting with the needle bar in the highest position helps avoid thread jams in FWs according to my OSMG.
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