How To Thread A Knitting Machine - Brother, Studio, Singer, Silver Reed
It’s time to thread your knitting machine.
Place the yarn behind the yarn tension unit.
Bring the thread from the outside of the ball up to the first eyelet about half way up the tension rod. Thread it through. Continue up to the top and place the yarn between the bar and the back of the numbered tension dial.
Slide the yarn along the bar, behind the numbered tension dial, and between the stainless steel tension plates. Continue forward and thread the yarn through the front eyelet.
With your free hand, bring down the tension wire that is on the same side you are threading. Run the yarn through this last eyelet of the yarn tension unit.
Still holding the yarn, pull it down to the sinker plate assembly (arm on a Studio/Singer machine). You will need to make sure the sinker plate gate is open. This picture shows it closed.
This picture shows it open.
Still holding the yarn so it won’t fly to the ceiling, place it into the assembly, pulling it all the way to the back position. A sinker plate will have two positions, usually A and B or 1 and 2. This is because you can knit with two colors at the same time. When knitting with one color, you need to place the yarn all the way to the back, in the 1 position.
Place a clip on the yarn so it cannot fly out of the machine. Congratulations! You have successfully completed threading your knitting machine. Next time, we’ll do a simple cast-on and knit a stockinette square.
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December 11, 2006
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Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. I bought a machine over 3 years ago and have never been able to figure out how to cast on or how to thread until I finally decided to research — and found your site.
This weekend I’m going to get it out and see if I can finally get it to work.
Great Job!!
You are very welcome. It took Google over a month before this post made it to the first few pages of its index. I’m so glad you found me.
I have a Swiftomatic Knitting machine made in switzerland. No accessories. Missing the yarn attachment that thing I think is for knit in single bed. but I can knit with double bed. But I don’t know how to hang the cast on comb and knit the second row. My comb is a comb and a wire. How to knit the second row? thanks.
B,
Most double bed knitting machines I’ve seen require the knitter to knit a zig zag row first. That is, as the carriage moves across the bed, the yarn is caught by alternating needles on the front and back beds.
When done with this row, you grab your cast on comb, pull out the thin wire to expose the teeth, then coming from underneath the machine, insert the comb such that the teeth stick up through the zig zag row.
As one hand holds the comb in position, your other hand reinserts the thin wire so that the comb will rest on the zig zag row. You then must add weights to the comb to add tension to the first row and help pull down each additional knit row. The metal bar of the comb has holes to hang the large weights with hooks.
thank you for such an informative site! hubby just bought me a singer and i had no idea how to use it (and wasnt really keen on working it out). you have just made it seem a whole lot easier!
i have recently inherited my mother’s knitting machine and i am trying any way i can to find out how to opperate it. the instructions were lost a long time ago. a couple places i have tried say the machine is way old and they dont have records that go back that far. i can email you some pictures if you need them. i will also gladly give you my number to contact me. i am so glad my hubby found this website of yours.
Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping.
I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it.
God will appreciate it.
I can’t get a tension gauge on my silver reed knitting machine The manual doesn’t give enough instructions. It is totally new to me.I also have the studio 400 and there isn’t any instructions with it.what can I do?
Joyce,
You could try downloading a free manual for a machine close to your make and model.
Something else to check. When a machine won’t knit smoothly, I always check the sponge bar.
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HI I HAVE A VERY OLD, BUT IN GREAT CONDITION, SINGER KNITTING MACHINE, WITH NO INSTRUCTION MANUEL. I KNOW HOW TO USE IT, BUT CAN’T FIGURE OUT HOW TO THREAD IT, OR USE THE CAST ON WIRES. IT IS SIMULAR TO THE SK8, OR THE KNITTING KITTEN MACHINES, BUT JUST SAYS SILVER REED ON THE CASE. CAN ANYONE HELP? THANKS, PAT
Help! I have a studio 328 knitting machine that will knit two colors separately but not simultaneously- It won’t feed yarn 2- any suggestions? i have the manual and I’m following it to the letter- I’ve even had others try and they can’t get it either!
You have the exact same machine as I do and I know nothing about using it. Please, please make a youtube video for people like me who are very beginners?
Thanks!
I have a Singer LK100 knitting machine that I just dragged down from the attic. Now I remember why I put it up there. The instructions are so vague and when I attempt to do the initial set up by arranging the needles to B position and sliding the carriage over and back, I get to the first few needles and then the carriage gets stuck. The instructions don’t say whether the needles should be latched or open, no reference at all. I went on another blog and there was someone else with the same problem but noone ever answered her. Can you help me fix this or is it a lost cause & I was ripped off 10 years ago?????
Please I have a brother KH 801, thouugh I use it but I feel am under utilizing the functions for I sincerely need a manual. Also a Silver-reed SK 560 which I have tried to use but to no avail for six years now I seriously need a manual too since I do not know where to begin. Thanks for having such a wonderful site, I will try out the threading system and see the outcome. I do not have the comb in the silver machine and anytime I knit it will all fall off.
Hi Everyone,
I am feeling luck that by general browesing the website I able to reach to this place. All the above mentioned information is really great. Thanks a ton to everyone. I tried this i am really greatfull i am successful. However i am again stuck for which i need the help
I want to make the design winter clothes for my son. I dont know the function of the double wool desing. Please help
I have knitting KH840.
thanks in advance
Thanks! This is so easy to understand. I may actually get my machine up and running!
Hi,
I have figured out how to thread my Singer Knitting Machine. I am having problems with the tension. When I move my cam to the left after I knit a row and then back to the right I find that all the stitches I have knitted are gone.
But when I move the cam back to the left they are there again.Could you please help me
A frustrated newbie
Justine
I have a empisal model kr 710. The machine drops all the stitches at rows 10, 14 and 22. What should i check?
Thanks.
Hi I need help threathing my torero knitting machine can some one help me
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