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SECTION 2. PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING

Adjust the Top Thread Tension

Top side of fabric

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Setting mark

Loosen

ooI}!t

thread

Tighten

thread

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For Straight Stitch

The ideal straight stitch will have threads locked between the two layers of fabric, as shown above, magnified to show detail.

If you look at the stitch, front and back, you will notice that there are no gaps, that each stitch is smooth and even.

W/hen adjusting top thread tension, the higher the number, the tighter the top thread.

Choose the Correct Tension:

The best tension will depend on;

the stiffness and thickness of the fabric the number of fabric layers

the type of stitch

The	top	thread			The top	thread
is too	loose.				is too tight
of fabric\					Top side
					I of fabric
The		top	thread		The	bobbin	thread
appears			on	the	ag_ears on the
underside				of the
					upper surface		of the

fabric. fabric.

Tension

is too

loose:

Tension

is too

tight:

The

top

thread

shows

through

the

The

bobbin

thread

will

come

through

bottom

of

the

fabric.

The

bottom

side

the

top

of the fabric.

The top

side of

of the

stitch

will

feel

bumpy.

the

stitch

will

feel

bumpy.

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