Threading the Bernina 830

I belong to a couple of Yahoo groups for the Bernina 830, and a common thread on the groups is people having trouble with their thread tension.  I think by now everyone knows that when threading the machine, to wait until the thread needle light comes on after the machine recognizes it’s being threaded, or to wait until it’s done making it’s clicking noises as it sets up.

What I’m not sure everyone is aware of, is the last two thread guides above the needle.  The very last one is obvious, you can see my thread passing through it.  But there is another one just before it, indicated by the orange arrow.  If you skip this one, not only can it throw your tension off, but when you thread the needle the thread sometimes gets sucked back up into the machine.

I hope that helps someone.  My dealer was terrific about making absolutely sure I was comfortable threading the machine before I walked out of the store, since she’s 190 miles away!