Hello Kathy,
Presser foot up and make sure the takeup lever is at the top, select straight stitch, thread the machine all the way up and through the needle, open the slide plate, push the button over to raise the winder, bobbin in, take the thread from the needle and wind it round the presser foot screw a few times to take a grip, press on the foot control lightly and wind the bobbin, when you have enough thread stop winding, close the slide plate to drop the winder down, pull the thread to the back and then start sewing. remember to take of any thread that you are not going to use you can unscrew the plastic bobbin because it comes in two halves.
Ken
drivewithken, July 2010