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How do i thread my needle with the singer handy stitch?

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  1. Loosen needle screw & insert needle with shank's flat side facing front of machine. Push needle in all the way, then tighten screw to hold needle in place.
  2. Install a fully wound bobbin by loosening bobbin nut & placing bobbin on top. Re-attach bobbin nut & tighten. If standard thread spool will be used, then attach spool pin to bobbin shaft & place thread spool onto shaft. Attach white spool cap on end of thread spool, then tighten. Bobbin/spool should unwind facing forward toward needle.
  3. Bring end of thread through thread guides & over tension control. Pass end of thread through needle eye, from back to front, & pull it out about two inches.
  4. A spring pushes pressor foot onto fabric that is being sewn, so lift pressor foot & place fabric underneath.
  5. Turn large handwheel on side of machine (handwheel can be turned in either direction) to raise needle arm to its highest position.
  6. Holding the Handy Stitch in place with your right hand, press on power switch & begin sewing. Guide fabric (being sewn) with your left hand.
  7. To end this sewing session, turn off power. Turn handwheel to raise needle to its highest position. Carefully pull out about three inches of thread through needle & snip, then lift pressor foot to remove fabric. Turn fabric over & loop needle threader through last stitch. Place end of thread from underside through eye of needle threader, & pull to loop through. Pull to tighten and snip end of thread.

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Hello, Bryans8 -

I have not yet found a manual for a Singer Handy Stitch. However I found some YouTube videos which are descriptive:

Part 1 - How to Use the Singer Handy Stitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G05dWewvEK4

Part 2 - How to Use the Singer Handy Stitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKd2B32-1aY

Part 3A - How to Use the Singer Handy Stitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5dzmeRPXhw

Part 3B - How to Use the Singer Handy Stitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F-BN7GtDis

Part 4 - How to Use the Singer Handy Stitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhiZ6pZ8LEc

I also found these instructions (not from Singer):
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Threading-a-Handy-Stitch-Machine-2.html

This is a link to other (not from Singer) instructions:
https://www.ehow.com/how_7313842_instructions-singer-handy-stitch.html

Plus more instructions (not from Singer):
http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Use-a-Handy-Stitch-/10000000178758752/g.html

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