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12. Checking the Thread Tension

Check the embroidery to see if it was sewn with the correct thread tension. If the thread tension is not adjusted correctly, the stitching may be uneven or there may be puckering in the fabric.

■Correct thread tension

From the wrong side of the fabric, the bobbin thread should be about one third of the stitch width.

2

Tighten the tension dial by turning the dial clockwise.

1Right side

2 Wrong side

For details on adjusting the thread tension, refer

If the embroidery appears as shown below, the

to “Adjusting the Thread Tension” on page 112.

 

 

 

 

thread tension is incorrect. Correct the thread

 

 

 

 

tension.

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● In this tutorial, the thread tension was

 

 

 

 

 

checked after embroidering was finished.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, normally, embroidering should

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be temporarily paused and the thread

1 Right side

 

tension should be checked after the first

2 Wrong side

 

100 stitches of each color sewn with each

The tension of the upper thread is too tight,

 

needle bar.

 

● The resulting embroidery may not appear

resulting in the lower thread being visible from

 

as expected, due to the type or thickness

the right side of the fabric.

 

of the fabric being sewn or to the type of

 

 

 

 

 

stabilizer material used. Be sure to sew a

 

 

 

 

 

trial embroidery before sewing on your

 

 

 

 

 

project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loosen the tension dial by turning the dial

 

Memo

 

 

● In the built-in embroidery patterns, one

counterclockwise.

 

 

pattern is used for checking the thread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tension. For details, refer to “Checking the

 

 

 

 

 

thread tension of built-in patterns” on

 

 

 

 

 

page 217.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Right side

2 Wrong side

The tension of the upper thread is too loose, resulting in a loose upper thread, loose thread locks or loops appearing on the right side of the fabric.

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PR-650, 884-T05 specifications

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