Does anyone have a Bernina Funlock 004? I need help threading it if you do! ;0)
12-17-2011, 12:15 PM
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Does anyone have a Bernina Funlock 004? I need help threading it if you do! ;0)
The blue and red threads....I looked at the manual but they don't help much. What do you do with the threads once you have them through the last loops? I'm so lost. Just got this today and am having a heck of a time!! If you can help I would SOOOO appreciate it! ;0)
Thanks in Advance.
Thanks in Advance.
12-17-2011, 01:54 PM
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I don't have that particular model, but most sergers have similar threading. You probably don't need the manual at all; the serger itself should have a colored threading diagram on it (usually inside a cover). The colors will be numbered, which means that you must start with thread #1. Threading in a different order will cause the threads to break when you try to sew.
What I do with the first thread is hold it in place with the presser foot so it doesn't get dislodged while I am working on the second thread. I add each thread to this as it is finished, so the presser foot keeps them all in place for me.
Once you get it threaded properly, next time you can just cut the threads up near the cones, tie on the new threads (except for the needle threads), and pull them through the loopers.
What I do with the first thread is hold it in place with the presser foot so it doesn't get dislodged while I am working on the second thread. I add each thread to this as it is finished, so the presser foot keeps them all in place for me.
Once you get it threaded properly, next time you can just cut the threads up near the cones, tie on the new threads (except for the needle threads), and pull them through the loopers.
12-18-2011, 04:20 AM
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Yes it has the little label but the label only goes to the last loop....don't know where to go from there. 
It's the last part to get the thread up to the top (the plate part.....where do I stick it to get the threads to stick together? All the threads staying straight.)
It's the last part to get the thread up to the top (the plate part.....where do I stick it to get the threads to stick together? All the threads staying straight.)
12-18-2011, 11:19 AM
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Dragged out my serger to take a look. My diagram also stops at the loopers.
If you look at the needle, you will see that there is an open area to the right of the needle. Once you have threaded a looper, you just continue the thread up through this opening near the needle, securing the thread in place with the presser foot. The thread does not go through a needle; once it is through the looper you just run it long enough to be secured between the presser foot and the feed dogs. That's it.
Maybe you are over-thinking it? You're almost there!
If you look at the needle, you will see that there is an open area to the right of the needle. Once you have threaded a looper, you just continue the thread up through this opening near the needle, securing the thread in place with the presser foot. The thread does not go through a needle; once it is through the looper you just run it long enough to be secured between the presser foot and the feed dogs. That's it.
Maybe you are over-thinking it? You're almost there!
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