Butterfly B1201B User manual

Butterfly Embroidery Machine
B1201B/T Single Head 12 Needle
Manual
© Copyright 2012:
TheEmbroideryWarehouse
TheEmbroideryWarehouse

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© 2012 TheEmbroideryWarehouse
PO BOX 11977
Fort Worth, Texas
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted, or
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publisher.
Version 1.3E
Last Revision – 01/12/2012

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TableofContents
Aboutthisdocument....................................................................................................................................6
Aboutthisdocument................................................................................................................................6
GeneralInformation.....................................................................................................................................7
AbouttheMachine...................................................................................................................................7
CompatibleDesignFormats......................................................................................................................7
TypeofEmbroideryApplications..............................................................................................................7
Warrantyandreturnpolicy......................................................................................................................8
Contactandtechnicalinformation...........................................................................................................8
Settingupyourequipment.........................................................................................................................10
Includedwithyourequipment...............................................................................................................10
Gettingtoknowyourmachine...............................................................................................................11
Outofthecratesetup.............................................................................................................................13
Settingupstand(cart)........................................................................................................................13
Placingmachineonstand(cart)..........................................................................................................13
Settingupthreadrack(tree)...............................................................................................................13
Settingthethreads(spools)....................................................................................................................14
Threadingandtensionsofyourmachine...............................................................................................16
Upperthreadthreading......................................................................................................................16
UpperThreadTension........................................................................................................................19
Bobbinthread.....................................................................................................................................20
BobbinThreadTensions......................................................................................................................21
Hooping.......................................................................................................................................................22
Settingupthetubulararms....................................................................................................................22
Hoopingatubularhoop..........................................................................................................................22
UsingtheControlPanel..............................................................................................................................24
Aboutthecontrolpanel..........................................................................................................................24
KeyboardLayout.....................................................................................................................................25
MainScreenLayout................................................................................................................................28
BasicControlPanelOperations..............................................................................................................31
LoaddesignfromUSB/Memorystick................................................................................................31
Loaddesignfrommemory(internalmemory)...................................................................................32

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ConfirmEmbroideryDesign................................................................................................................34
ColorChanges.....................................................................................................................................35
Typesofcolorchanges........................................................................................................................35
Settingthecolorsequence.................................................................................................................36
ControlPanelCheatSheet..........................................................................................................................37
LoaddesignfromUSB/Memorystick................................................................................................37
Loaddesignfrommemory(internalmemory)...................................................................................37
ConfirmEmbroideryDesign................................................................................................................37
Settingthecolorsequence.................................................................................................................37
Tracedesign(tomakessuredesignfitswithinhoop)........................................................................37
Maintenance...............................................................................................................................................38
Oiling.......................................................................................................................................................38
OilPointBreakdown...........................................................................................................................39
Glossary.......................................................................................................................................................40
Glossary...................................................................................................................................................40
FrequentlyAskedQuestions.......................................................................................................................41
FAQS........................................................................................................................................................41
Specifications..............................................................................................................................................42
Machinespecifications...........................................................................................................................42
TroubleshootingandTechnicalSupport.....................................................................................................43
TechnicalSupport...................................................................................................................................43
Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................................43
ErrorCodes.............................................................................................................................................44
Pictures.......................................................................................................................................................46
Pictures&Videos....................................................................................................................................46
PartBook.....................................................................................................................................................47
PartsBook...............................................................................................................................................47
TableTop.............................................................................................................................................49
RotaryHookBase................................................................................................................................51
Trimmers.............................................................................................................................................53
Arm......................................................................................................................................................56
NeedleBarDriver................................................................................................................................59

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UpperThreadHook.............................................................................................................................61
ColorChangeSystem..........................................................................................................................63
NeedleCaseA.....................................................................................................................................65
NeedleCaseB.....................................................................................................................................67
X‐AxisDriveSystem.............................................................................................................................69
Y‐AxisDriveSystem.............................................................................................................................71
TensionBase.......................................................................................................................................73
ThreadStand.......................................................................................................................................75
BobbinWinder....................................................................................................................................77
Electronics...........................................................................................................................................79
Hoops/Frames...................................................................................................................................81
CapDriver...........................................................................................................................................83
CapFrame...........................................................................................................................................85
Cart......................................................................................................................................................87
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Aboutthisdocument
Aboutthisdocument
Thisdocumentistobeusedasareferenceuser’smanualfortheButterflyB1201B/T–Single
Head12NeedleEmbroideryMachine.
Wehighlyencourageyoutocompletelyreviewtheentirecontentsofthismanualbeforesetting
uporusingyourembroiderymachine.
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Todownloadacopyofthismanualatanytime,pleasegoto:
http://www.ButterFlyEmb.com/Butterfly_Embroidery_Machine_Manual.pdf
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GeneralInformation
AbouttheMachine
TheButterflyB1201B/Tisasinglehead(singlestation)embroiderymachinewith12needles
(colors).Thisallowstheusertoembroideruptoonegarmentatonetimewithoneneedleatatime.
Themachineautomaticallycolorchanges(asindicatedorpreprogrammedbytheembroiderymachine
design).Acolorchangeisinessenceselectingadifferentneedlewithadifferentcolorthreadinthe
needle.ThemachinehasaUSBport(memorystick)thatreadsseveraldifferentembroideryformats.
Theusermanuallyloadsthepre‐digitizeddesignsintothemachineoffoftheUSBportand/orthe
networkwhenapplicable.
CompatibleDesignFormats
TheButterflymachineworkwiththefollowingdesignformatsallsavedonastandardUSBflash
(thumbormemory)drive.Instructiononhowtosavetotheseformatscanbefoundinyoursoftware
usermanual.Ifyoudonothavesoftwarethatwillwritetooneofthecompatibleformats,pleasegoto
http://www.MadPunch.comtodownloadMadPunch‐FreeDigitizing/EditingEmbroiderySoftware.
•DST(TajimaFormat)
•EXP(MelcoDOSFormat)
TypeofEmbroideryApplications
TheButterflymachineiscomparablewithmostallofthemajorindustrial(commercial)
embroiderymachines.Someembroideryequipmentmayormaynothavespecialequipmentattached
toofferadditionaltypesofembroidery.Thefollowinggenerallistincludesseveralapplicationswhere
theButterflyEmbroideryMachinemightbeused.Typicallytochangefromonetypeofembroidery
settingtothenextrequirestheoperatortomanuallychangeoutadapters.
Thisgenerallistincludesbutisnotlimitedto:
•FlatEmbroideryWork
oFlatembroideryworktypicallyincludesworksdonewhentheembroidery
machinetabletop(removableontheButterfly)isleftonthemachine.This
referstoanythingtypicallyflatinnatureordesignsuchas
Drapery
TableCloths
Aprons
Yardgoods(yardreferringtoameasurementoffabric/material)
Etc
•TubularEmbroideryWork
oTubularEmbroideryWorktypicallyrefersworkthatisdonewiththeremovable
tabletopremovedfromthemachine.Thisallowsfortheembroideryworktobe
drapeddownfromthemachinehangingfromtheembroideryhoop.Tubularis
currentlythemostpopularformbecauseitmakeshoopingandembroidering

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shirtsmucheasier.HoopingaTubularFrameisgeneralmuchlesstime
consumingandeasierthanhoopingwithothertypesofhoopsorframes.
T‐Shirt
Polos
PillowCases
Etc
•Cap(270degree)Embroidery
oCapembroideryreferstoembroiderydonedirectlyonabaseballstylecap/hat
BaseballCaps
Etc
Warrantyandreturnpolicy
Belowisasummaryofourwarrantyandreturnpolicy.Wehighlyrecommendyoutoreadthe
fullwarrantyandreturnpolicydocument.
Ourwarrantycoversupto2yearsonallnon‐consumablepartsandelectronicsonetheButterfly
EmbroideryMachine.Ourwarrantydoesnotcovermisuseoruserdamages.Toredeemwarranty
repairsorservice,thedevicemustbesentbacktoourcorporateoffice.Laboriscoveredforoneyear
viaphonesupport,websupport(email,webcam,chat,etc)andin‐house(OURHEADQUARTERS).Labor
warrantyisautomaticallyvoidedifthemachineisworkedonbynon‐authorizedornon‐approved
parties.
Returnsmaybeacceptedforupto5daysafterreceivingtheequipment.Theequipmentmust
bereturnedinitsoriginalpacking,undamaged.Fullrefundwillbeissueduponreturningthedevice
minusALLshippingcosts.Arestockingfeemayapply.
Contactandtechnicalinformation
Corporateoffice:
2954SELoop820
FortWorth,Texas
76140/USA
+1‐817‐346‐7691
http://www.ButterFlyEmb.com
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MAILING:
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POBOX11977
FortWorth,Texas
76110/USA
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PartsandAccessories:
http://www.EmbAccess.com

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ElectronicsRepairsandservicing:
http://www.PLRElectronics.com
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Settingupyourequipment
Includedwithyourequipment
IncludedinastandardpurchaseoftheB1201B/Tembroiderymachinetypicallyincludes***:
•PowerCable
•StandardToolkitwiththefollowing
oScissors
oTweezers
oThreadingRod
oOilCan
oPhilipsScrewDriver
oFlatScrewDriver
oUSBMemoryStick
oEtc
•SingleHeadStand
•RemovableTableTop
•Light(typicallyattachedtothemachine)
•BorderSash
•Stand(cart)
***Theabovelistmaycontainitemsnotincludedwithyourparticularmachine.Itishighly
recommendgettingacompletelistfromyoursalesrepresentative.Theabovelistisonlya
generalization.
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Gettingtoknowyourmachine
PicturesanddescriptionoftheButterflyB1201B/Tembroiderymachinebelow:
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Image1.A–ButterflyB1201B/TEmbroideryMachine–Singlehead12needleembroiderymachine.
Themachineassembledonthecart/stand.Thisexampleiswiththetubularhoopattachmentinstalled
andtheremovabletableremoved.
Image1.B–Controlpanel–Thecontrolpaneliswheretheentiremachineiscontrolled.Thisincludes
yourStop,Start,EmergencyStopandPowerbuttonatthebottomofthemachine.Ontherightsideof
themachineistheUSBportforinsertingaUSBmemorystickforinputtingdesignsintothemachine.
TheSpeedUpandSpeedDownbuttonareusedtocontroltheembroideryspeedsofthemachineduring
operation.Therecommendedspeedtorunthemachineisbetween600–800stitchesperminute.The
samebuttonsalsodoubleasbackandforwardbuttonsforthemenu,etc.

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Image1.C–HeadLeftSide–Viewlookingtotheleftsideoftheembroiderymachine.Variousmotors
areshownontheleftsideofthemachine.Thewipermotorcontrolthewiperswhichgrabthe
embroiderythreadafterthethreadiscut.Thereciprocatormotoriswhatcontrolsthearmwhichgrabs
theneedlebarandmovesitupanddown.
Image1.D–HeadRightside–Viewlookingtotherightsideoftheembroiderymachine.Thecolor
changewhereisusedtomovetheheadtotheleftortotheright(todifferentneedles).Thetimingsight
isaglasswindowyoucanviewthetimingnumbersthrough(forsettingmachineparametersduring
maintenance).Thetimingwheelmovestheneedlebarthroughitscyclesfrom0to360degrees.The
laserlightisusedtohighlighttheneedleplateholeor,thepointatwhichtheembroiderymachine
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Outofthecratesetup
Ifyourequipmenthasbeenshippedtoyouthentherearecertainstepsyouwillneedtotaketo
uncrateandsetup.Thestepsmayvaryfrommachinetomachineandcratetocrate.
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SEESUPPLEMENTGUIDE
Settingupstand(cart)
SEESUPPLEMENTGUIDE
Placingmachineonstand(cart)
SEESUPPLEMENTGUIDE
Settingupthreadrack(tree)
SECTIONA‐AssemblyoftheThreadRack(alsoknownasthe
ThreadingTree)–SeeImage1.Thethreadrackisthepartofthe
machinewhichincludesthefirstsetoftensionknobs.Theprimary
functionofthethreadrackistosmoothlyunwindthreadoffofthe
spoolofthread.
Step1–ScrewThreadStandShafts(2pcs)inbyhandinto
threadedholesAandBontheThreadStand.
Step2–TightenthreadshaftsusingtheflatadjustorConeach
shaftwithawrench.
Step3‐PlacetheThreadRack/Treeontothreadstandshafts
withtheknobsofthethreadrackfacingtowardsthehead(frontmost
partofthemachine)
Step4–TightenAllenscrewsontopofthethreadrack.
SECTIONB‐Assemblyofthethreadingtubes.–SeeImage2.The
primaryfunctionsofthethreadtubesaretokeepthethreadsfrom
ravelingtogetherunderwind,etc.
Step1–InsertaThreadTubeJoint(endofaThreadTube)intothetopU‐
SLOT.StartbyinsertingoneendofonetubeinU‐SlotA1.A1islocated
ontheThreadRack.
Step2–InserttheotherendoftheThreadTubeintoA2.A2islocatedon
themachinehead,ontheTensionKnobBase.
Step3‐Proceedbyinstallingeachthreadtubeinthesamemanner.
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Settingthethreads(spools)
TheButterflyB1201B/Tisa12colormachinemeaningitcanholdupto12differentspoolsof
thread.Generallymostuserswilluse12differentcolorsofthreaddesignatingatleast6ofthecolorsfor
basicssuchaswhite,black,red,blue,green,yellow,etc.Therearevariousbrandsandtypesofthreads.
Themostcommontypesare
RayonandPolyester.Rayon
isasofterbutweakerthread.
Typicallypolyester(or“poly”)
isrecommendedduetoits
strengthwhichalsoreduces
threadbreaks.
StepA–Beginbyplacing12
spoolsofthreadonthethread
stand.
StepB–Takethefirstspool
(1)threadandpassitthrough
eyelet‘2’intheimage
followedby‘3’then‘4’.
StepC–Takethesecond
spool(5)threadandpassit
througheyelet‘6’inthe
imagefollowedby‘7’.
StepD‐Takethethirdspool
thread(8)andpassitthrough
eyelet‘9’intheimage
StepE–Continuewiththe
nextspoolinsequence(tothe
rightofspool1).Continuetill
theentirethreadrackis
threaded.
Youcanchoosetothreadthe
tensionknobwhilethreading
thethreadrackor,waittillthe
entirethreadrackisthreadedandthenthreadtherestofthemachine(proceedingpages).

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Threadingandtensionsofyourmachine
Besureyouhavealreadycompletedtheprevioussectionsbeforeproceeding.Seeprevious
Images3.Properthreadingandtensionsofyourembroiderymachineareessentialtoproduction,
threadbreaks,andfinalembroideryquality.Withoutproperlythreadingyourmachineandsettingthe
correcttensionsperspool,needleandbobbin,yourmachinemaynotrun.Itisveryimportantthatthe
threadingtracksandtensionsareconstantlychecked.
Upperthreadthreading
Theupperthreadreferstothethreadthatisseenonthetopoftheembroidereditem.The
upperthreadingtrackisshowinImage3.Anupperthreadbreaktypicallyreferstowhenthecurrent
spoolofthreadthatisembroidering,hasbroken.Upperthreadisalsophysicallylocatedatthetopof
themachinewhereasthelowerthread(bobbin)islocatedtowardsthebottom.Upperthreadisthe
commonspoolofthreadusedtoembroiderydesigns.
RefertoImage3tothread.
StepA–Firstcompletethesection“Settingthethreads”.
Step1–Insertthefirstthreadintotheeyeletofthepretensionknob.Thepretensionknobis
theoneattheverytopofthemachineandisthefirsttensionknobthethreadpassesthrough
Step2–Placethethreadinbetweenthe2disksofthepretensionknobgoingtotheright.
Step3–DetachthetopofthethreadtubeandplacethreadthroughU‐Slot
Step4/5/6–Forthisstepyouwillneedthethreadingrod.TheThreadingRodisanarrowpiece
ofplasticapproximately2feetlongaboutthewidthofapenciltipthatcomeswiththestandardtoolkit.
Ifyoudonothaveathreadingrod,youcanalsouseaguitarstringoranythingsimilar.Ontheendofthe
threadingrod,thereisacutoutnotch.Insertthethreadingrodfromthebottomofthethreadingtube,
notchendfirst.Passthethreadingrodthroughtheentirethreadingtubeuntilthenotchedendcomes
out.Attachthethreadtothenotchand(5)pulltheotherendofthethreadingrodbackoutofthe
threadingtubesothatthethreadiscompletelythroughthetube.(6)Attachbothendsofthethreading
tubebackontothemachine.
Step7–Passthethreadunderthethreadguide.Thethreadguideisapieceofmetalloosely
attachedtothemachinebyascrewandspring.Thefunctionofthethreadguideistounravelthreads
thatmightstillberaveledandtokeepthreadsgoingstraightintheirdesignatedpaths.
Step8–Passthethreadthroughthemaintensionknobinthesamemannerasitgoesthrough
thepretensionknob
Step9–Placethreadtotheleftoftheguiderod
Step10–Placethreadtotherightoftheguiderodontherotarywheel,andthenunderthe
nextguiderodtotheleftoftherotarywheel.Therotary,orThreadBreakwheel,isusedtodetect

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threadbreaks.Ifyourmachineisgivingfalsethreadbreaks,firstcheckthatthiswheelisproperly
threaded.Ifthiswheelisproperlythreaded,checktheentirethreadtrackforanymisthreading.
Step11–Placethreadovertherotarywheelandthentotherightofthewheelandthentothe
leftofthenextthreadguiderod.Ifyourmachineisdetectingfalsethreadbreaksbutthreadedproperly,
youmighttrywrappingthethreadaroundtherotarywheelasecondtime.
Step12–Placethreadunderthenextthreadguide.
Step13–Opentheheadcasecover.Totherightofthemachinebehindthecover,onthehead,
thereisaleverthatgoesupanddown.Pushtheleverdownasfarasitgoes.Whenyoudo,youwillsee
several(12)smallwires/springs.TheseareknownastheCheckSprings.
Step14–Placethethreadtotherightoftherightmostcylinderrodwherecheckspringscome
outofwhenthecheckspringleverispresseddown.Placethethreadthroughthecheckspringeyelet
fromtherighttotheleft.Bringthethreadbackuptotheleftoftheleftmostrodcorrespondingtothe
currentthreadyouarethreading.Movetheleversothatthechecksspringsgobackupallthewayand
thenbringitbackdownabout1mmtogivethespringsalittlebitmorespringthaniftheywereallthe
wayup.Notplacingthecheckspringsinthecorrectpositionwillcausetrimmingproblemsand
problemswhenchangingcolors.
Step15–Bringthethreadbackupabout3inchesintothetakeuplevereyelet.
Step16–Bringthethreadbackdown,pastthecheckspringtothebottomoftheheadand
throughthelastthreadguide/eyelet
Step17‐Placethethreadthroughtheneedleeyefromthefronttotheback.Itis
recommendedthatyoucutthethreadata45degreeangletogiveitapoint.Onceyoucutthethread,
useyourfingerstostraightenouttheend.Holdthethreadwithyourindexandthumbleavingabout1–
1½inchesoutkeepingthethreadatstraightaspossibleasyoupassitthroughtheneedle.Oncethru
theneedle,passitthroughtheneedlebarhole.
Step18–Placethethreadinbetweenthelongspringatthebottomofthemachine.Thereisno
needtowrapitinthespringanditisrecommendedplacingitintothespringgentlywithoutmuch
tension.Thespringisonlyusedtotemporarilyholdthethread.Cutthethreadattheendleavingabout
1/3inchextra.
StepB–Continuewiththenextspoolofthread,threadinginthesamemannerastheprevious
thread.
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UpperThreadTension
Theupperthreadtensionreferstohowtenseortightthethreadfeelswhenyoupullitthrough
theverylastthreadguideeyeletwhenthethreadisproperlythreaded.Therearemanymetricsfor
measuringthis.However,thefinalmetricusuallyjustdependsonwhatthefinalembroiderylookslike.
Upperthreadtensioniscompletelydifferentbetweenoneconeandthenextandthetensions
changeasthethreadisused.Therefore,thetensionsmustconstantlybechecked.Becausethe
B1201B/Thas12needlesandonlyonebobbin,itisalwaysbesttopresetthebobbintensions(next
section)firstandthenchangetheupperthreadstoconformtothebobbintension.Inotherwords,
oncethebobbinisset,itshouldnotbeadjustedmuch.Eachtimethebobbinischanged,itmayneedto
besetagain.Theoperatorshouldalwaysrecheckbobbintensionswhenchangingthebobbin(next
section).
Whenpullingtheupperthreadfromthefinalthreadguideeyelethole(NOTthroughthe
needle),thetensiononthethreadshouldfeelaboutthesameasiftheotherendofthethreadwastied
to3USQuarters($0.75),beingdraggedacrossasmoothsurface.Generallyyoushouldstartwith
tighteningbothtensionknobsatabout50%andthenslowlyadjustingfromthere.Onceeverythingis
set,youshouldonlyadjustwiththesecondtensionknoblocatedonthetensionbase.Minor
adjustmentsduringandafterembroiderywillberequiredandshouldonlybedonewiththissecond
knob.
Whenthemachineisembroidering(assumingthebobbintensionisset)youcanvisuallytellif
thetensionsaresetorneedadjusting.Itiscommon(andrequired)tomakeminoradjustmentsoften.If
thethreadappearstobeloopythenthetensionknobneedstobetightened.Typicallyittakesabout½
turntomakeevenaslightdifference.Ifthethreadappearstootightand/ortherearealotofthread
breaks,thenthetensionsneedtobeloosened.Itisrecommendedduringthefirstrunofadesignto
slowthemachinespeeddownasslowaspossibleandmakeminoradjustmentstothetensionwhile
slowlyspeedingthemachineupuntilthetensionsarecorrect.Ifbobbinthreadiscominguponthetop
oftheembroiderythentheupperthreadmaybetootightassumingthebobbinissetcorrectly.Ifthe
bobbinisnotsetcorrectly,thenthebobbinmightbetooloose.
Thereareseveralotherwaystotesttensions.Oneisreferredtoasthe‘H’or‘I’or‘Column’
test.Inthistest,oncetheembroideryiscompleted,lookunderneaththeembroidereditem.Columns
ofembroiderysuchasthecolumnofan‘I’shouldbe1/3bobbinwith1/3threadoneachsidesofthe
bobbin.
‐Ifthebobbiniscorrectlyset
oToomuchbobbin(morethan1/3ofthecolumn)?–Loosenupperthread
oToolittlebobbin(lessthan1/3ofthecolumn)?–Tightenupperthread
‐Ifthebobbinisnotset
oToomuchbobbin(morethan1/3ofthecolumn)?–Tightenbobbin
oToolittlebobbin(lessthan1/3ofthecolumn)?–Loosenbobbin
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Bobbinthread
TheB1201B/Tusesstyle‘L’bobbinsandbobbincaseswhicharealsoknownasStandard
Bobbins.Werecommendusingprewoundpolyesterbobbinswithcardboardsides.Thebobbinis
locatedinsidethebobbincaseandisnearthebottomofthemachineundertheneedleplate.The
bobbinshouldbecleanedandreplacedregularlytoensurepropertensions.Linttypicallyclogsthe
bobbincasewhichwillproducevariationsintensionsandpoorembroideryquality.It’sagood
indicationthatit’stimetoreplacethe
bobbincaseifthebobbinpullsoutof
thebobbincaseroughafterthecasehas
beencleaned.Becausebobbincasesare
soinexpensive,itisrecommendedto
purchasenewonesratherthanreplace
orrepairusedones.
Toremovethebobbincasefrom
thehookofthemachine,pullthe
bobbincasehandlewhileextractingthe
case.Wheninsertingthebobbincase
backintothehook,makesurethatthe
handleispointingstraighttotheright.
Donotpullthehandlewheninserting
thecasebackintothehook.
Tothreadyourbobbinintothe
bobbincase,followthefollowingsteps.
Step1–Insertthestyle‘L’
prewoundstandardcardboardsided
bobbinintothebobbincase.
Step2–Insertthebobbinthreadintotheslot/notchonthesideofthemetalbobbincase.
Step2/B–Whenpullingthebobbinthreadthroughthenotch,thebobbinshouldspinclockwise
whenlookingattheside/topofthebobbin.Ifitisnotspinning
clockwise,removethebobbinandflipitover.
Step3–Pullthebobbinthreadthroughthenotchand
underthehooklocatedrightbythenotch.
Step4–Placethethreadunderthepigtailofthe
bobbincase.Besurethatthebobbinthreadpassesfromthe
bottomopeningofthepigtailandexitsfortheverytopandnot
fromthesideofthepigtail.