Thread Tension - Pfaff C1100 Pro Owner's Manual

THREAD TENSION

- To increase the tension, press the button "+" to the next number up. To reduce the tension,
press the button "­" to the next number down.
- Proper setting of tension is important to good sewing.
- There is no single tension setting appropriate for all the stitch functions and fabrics.
- For all decorative sewing you will always obtain a nicer stitch and less fabric puckering when the
upper thread appears slightly on the bottom side of your fabric.
Wrong
side
Upper thread
Bobbin thread
1
Wrong
side
Upper thread
Bobbin thread
2
Wrong
side
Upper thread
3 Bobbin thread
Wrong
side
Upper thread
Bobbin thread
4
Tight
Loose
1. Normal thread tension for straight stitch sewing.
Surface
2. Upper thread tension is too loose for straight
Surface
stitch sewing. Press the button "+" to higher
number to tighten the upper tension.
3. Upper thread tension is too tight for straight
Surface
stitch sewing. Press the button "­" to lower
number to reduce the upper tension.
4. Thread tension for zigzag and decorative
Surface
sewing should be slightly looser on the upper
thread stitching for the fabric to lay flat and to
avoid puckering of fabric.
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