RNIB DH63 User manual
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Automatic needle threader
DH63
Please retain these instructions for future reference. These instructions are also
available in other formats.
General description
If sewing is your passion but threading needles is getting tougher, this handy gadget
can help remove that stress and frustration for you as it enables you to thread a needle
easily and simply.
Orientation
The needle threader is housed in a rectangular plastic case that is 7.3cm (2.9 inches)
wide, 4.5cm (1.75 inches) high and 2.5cm (1 inch) deep. You will feel one end open,
which has a raised lip to help identify it, and the bottom has a profiled lip on each side
that run the length of the case.
Above this is a corresponding moulded strip inside the case. This forms a groove that
the threader slides into securing it for storage. On one side of the inside of the case
just above the retaining groove is a square tube with a small white plastic stopper, this
is for storing your needles - two needles are included.
Place the needle threader in front of you so that the two white semi-circular buttons are
facing towards you. These are spring loaded and slide from the central position to the
outer edge of the threader. They are slightly offset, the right one above the left and
when slid outwards they push a metal probe from inside the unit through the
corresponding needle tube on the outer edge of the threader.
At either end of the needle threader is a vertical needle tube, the right one has a white
top and is for fine needles, the left one has a black top and is for bigger needles. On
the inside edge of each tube there is a recessed area which forms a slit and this is
where the thread is placed.
Using the product
The underside of the threader is recessed. Hold the plastic case in one hand and place
your thumb into the recessed part of the base then simply slide your threader out of the
case by gently sliding them apart.
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Hold the needle threader with the semi-circular buttons towards you.
Step 1
Carefully take your needle and place the eye of the needle in the tube that fits best,
with the pointed end upwards. Take care of the sharp point of the needle which will be
sticking out of the tube.
Step 2
Take your thread and lay it in the recessed slit nearest to the needle tube holding your
needle, ensuring that the short end is nearest to you.
Step 3
Slide the semi-circular button nearest the tube where you have placed your needle
towards the outer edge of the unit. This in turn pushes an internal metal probe through
the inside of the tube with the thread that was lying in the recessed slit through the
needle sitting in the tube.
Step 4
Release the circular button allowing the spring to return it to its central position. This
now leaves a small loop of thread sticking out from the outside of the needle tube. (The
thread can be felt on the outer edge of the tube towards the top.)
Take hold of the loop and gently pull through the thread until the short end of the
thread has pulled through fully.
Then gently remove the threaded needle ensuring when the “eye” is visible, you hold it
there to prevent the needle unthreading.
How to contact RNIB
Phone number: 0303 123 9999
Textphone: 0845 758 5691
Postal address: RNIB, PO Box 173, Peterborough PE2 6WS, U.K.
Email: [email protected]rg.uk
Web address: www.rnib.org.uk
Terms and conditions of sale
This product is guaranteed from manufacturing faults for 12 months from the date of
purchase. If you have any issues with the product and you did not purchase directly
from RNIB then please contact your retailer in the first instance.
For all returns and repairs contact RNIB first to get a returns authorisation number to
help us deal efficiently with your product return.
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You can request full terms and conditions from RNIB or view them online.
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