Chain Stitch; Balancing The Thread Tension - ELNA eXtend covermax Instruction Manual

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Chain Stitch

This stitch is sewn with a single needle and two threads
and forms a chain of looper thread on the wrong side of
the fabric.
This is a durable and flexible stitch used for seaming knit
fabrics, attaching elastics, attaching bias tapes, etc.
Thread one of the three needles and looper. Remove the
needles not to be used (refer to page 10).
NOTE:
Tighten the needle clamp screws that are not being
used to prevent losing the screws.

Balancing the thread tension

z Set the tension dials as follows:
q Left needle thread tension dial:
w Center needle thread tension dial:
e Right needle thread tension dial:
r Top cover stitch thread tension dial:
t Looper thread tension dial:
NOTE:
Adjust the tension dial for the needle being used.
x Check the tension balance by test stitching on the
same fabric and threads as actual garment.
Fine-tune the tension as necessary.
Balanced tension
The straight stitch on the right side of the fabric is straight
and even.
The looper thread forms a chain.
q Wrong side of the fabric
w Looper thread
e Needle thread
r Right side of the fabric
Adjusting the needle thread tension
(A) If the needle thread tension is too loose:
Tighten the needle thread tension, and/or loosen the
looper thread tension to correct it.
(B) If the needle thread tension is too tight:
Loosen the needle thread tension, and/or tighten the
looper thread tension to correct it.
Adjusting the looper thread tension
(A) If the looper thread tension is too loose:
Tighten the looper thread tension, and/or loosen the
needle thread tension to correct it.
(B) If the looper thread tension is too tight:
Loosen the looper thread tension, and/or tighten the
needle thread tension to correct it.
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