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* Correct and wrong thread tension
In order to easiIl,
u nderstand the importance of
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correctI thre:ad tension. you can try different thread/.
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tensions by sewing tw,o thicknesses of a scrap of
clot. Bginby using an excessively loose
tension,
asfar as it will go. Look at thle cloth and
you
will
fidthe lower thread lies straight and the upper
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thread is draw•n down into the lower side of the
,
cloth. If our turn the dial dow•nwards, the opposite
our.The upper thread lies straight and the lower
thread comes up in loops on the top of the cloth.
ok
in
thle middle of thle lay'ers of cloth. Before
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[-
satng to sew, check the tension by sewing on a_.
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pie of thle same fabric you intend to work with.
Before
YOU
begin to use the zig-zag stitch, cheek
tat thle thread tension is the same as when you did
straight stitching. Use a scrap of material to see
how•
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the zig-zag st itches look if "you set them first on
f\
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tie loosest (upper picture), then on thle heaviest
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hread tension (middle picet ure). Then finally thle
oretthread tension w'ill hlook like that inl thle
I mepitr.
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