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Drawing up the bobbin thread
1 Raise the presser foot and hold the needle thread
lightly with your left hand.
➀ Needle thread
2 Bring the bobbin thread up by pulling the needle
thread
➁ Bobbin thread
3 Pull about 15 cm of both threads back and under the
presser foot
Adjusting the needle thread tension
Balanced tension
The ideal straight stitch has threads locked between
two layers of fabric as shown.
➀ Needle thread (top thread)
➁ Bobbin thread (under thread)
➂ Right side (top side) of fabric
➃ Wrong side (under side) of fabric
To adjust the tension, turn the tension dial up to loose
and down to tighten.
➄ To loosen
➅ To tighten
The tension requires adjustment depending on:
- Stiffness and thickness of fabric
- Number of fabric layers
- Type of stitch
Tension is too tight:
➀ Needle thread (top thread)
➁ Bobbin thread (under thread)
➂ Right side (top side) of fabric
➃ Wrong side (under side) of fabric
➄ To loosen
If the bobbin thread shows through on the right side
(top side) of the fabric, turn the tension dial to a lower
tension setting to loosen the needle thread tension.
Tension is too loose
➀ Needle thread (top thread)
➁ Bobbin thread (under thread)
➂ Right side (top side) of fabric
➃ Wrong side (under side) of fabric
➅ To tighten
If the needle thread shows through on the wrong side
(under side) of the fabric, turn the tension dial to a
higher tension setting to tighten the needle thread.
