SINGER W311 - Manual (Page 9)

UPPER THREADING
1. Turn the hand wheel toward you to raise the
take-up lever to its highest position.
2. Place a spool of thread on the spool pin.
3. Lead the thread through the upper arm thread
guides.
4. Down and between the tension discs, from right to
left.
5. Draw the thread up through the check spring and
with a slight tug into the hook, (See insert. Fig. 12)
6. Up and through the eye of the take-up lever from
right 1o left.
7. Lead thread down through thread guide 6 and
behind the face plate guides and then through the
needle bar guide from the back.
8. Thread needle FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, drawing
it through about 3 or 4 inches. Hold the end
of the upper thread loosely and turn the hand
wheel toward you until the needle goes all the
way down and comes back up. A loop (Fig.
13) will be formed over the upper thread which
then can be pulled out straight. Place both
thread ends under the slot of the presser foot
and draw toward the back of the machine, leav­
ing both threads three or four inches long.
CULCX
SPRING
Fig. 12