For Straight Stitch - Kenmore 19502 Owner's Manual

Prepare Your Top Thread (Continued)
Adjust the Top Thread Tension
Right s=deof fabric
\
Bobbin
thread
For Straight Stitch
Setting mark
Loos__
Tight
The ideal straight stitch wilf have threads locked between the two tayers of
fab#ic, as shown above, magnified to show detail.
If you look at the stttch, front and back, you wi{t notice that there are no
gaps, that each stitch Js smooth and even,
Choose the Correct Tension:
The best tension will depend on;
the stiffness and thickness of the fabric
the number of fabric layers
the type of stitch
The top thread
is too ioose.
The top thread
appears on the
underside of the
rabrLc.
®
The top thread
_s too t_ght.
The bobbin thread
appears on the
upper surface of the
fabric.
Tension is too loose: Tension ts too tight:
The top thread shows through the The bobbin thread will come through
bottom of the fabric, The bottom side the top of the fabric. The topside of
of the stitch will feel bumpy, the stitch wilt feel bumpy.
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