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Adjustments
The type of thread or fabric you use may require
the tensions to be adjusted.
Before changing tensions, make sure the thread
is properly engaged in the tension discs.
Thread tensions are controlled by the color
coded dials - blue, red, yellow and green. Move
the dial that corresponds to the thread that needs
adjusting. (Larger numbers increase the tension;
smaller numbers decrease the tension.)
Adjust only at a time and
then view the result before adjusting again.
one tension setting
a. The needle threads should resemble 2 parallel
rows of straight stitches on the topside of the
fabric. One lies on the left hand side of the
upper looper thread. The other lies 2 mm to the
right of the first. Needle threads are visible in
the lower looper thread on the underside of the
fabric.
b. The upper looper thread should lie flat on the
topside of the fabric and lock with the lower
looper thread (c) on the edge of the fabric.
b
a
c
Thread Tension
4 Threads
Balanced Tension
Safety 4 Thread
Stretch Knit
OR
c. The lower looper thread should lie flat on the
underside of the fabric and lock with the upper
looper thread (b) on the edge of the fabric.
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