April 1930's - A Sewing Shoppe...How To Thread a Singer Featherweight 221 or 222K ~ Upper Threading
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Upper Threading for the Singer
Featherweight 221 and 222K
UPPER THREADING
Turn the balance wheel over toward you until the thread take-up lever (6) is raised to its highest position. Place the spool of thread on the spool pin at the top of the machine; Step-by-Step Instructions on How To Thread a Singer Featherweight 221 or 222K Sewing Machinepass the thread through the thread guide (1) at the left, down, under and from the right to the left between the tension discs (2). Hold the spool tightly with the right hand and with the left hand pull the thread up under the thread take-up spring (4) until it enters the retaining fork (3), then pass the thread up and back of the wire thread guide (5) and from the right to the left through the hole (6) in the end of the thread take-up lever, down into the eyelet (7), at the side of the face plate, into the lower wire thread guide (8), into the guide (9) in the needle clamp, then from right to left through the eye of the needle (10).  Draw about two inches of thread through the eye of the needle with which to commence sewing.
 

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