CPC D05B 87/02 (2013.01) [D05B 3/12 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving a supply of thread;
receiving, at each needle receptacle of a plurality of needle receptacles, a needle of a plurality of needles;
receiving, from the supply of thread, a portion of the thread;
receiving a selection of a threader arm of a plurality of threader arms via a rotation of a rotary knob about a rotational axis, wherein each threader arm is associated with a needle receptacle of the plurality of needle receptacles;
causing, based on the selection of the threader arm, the threader arm to rotate about the rotational axis from a retracted position to an extended position; and
causing the selected threader arm to push the portion of the thread through an eye of the needle of the plurality of needles received at the needle receptacle of the plurality of needle receptacles that is associated with the selected threader arm.
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