Setting The Needle Thread Tension - Dürkopp Adler 650-16 Operating Instructions Manual

Threads with
high elasticity
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Figure 3: Threading the needle with threads of high elasticity

5.2 Setting the needle thread tension

Correct setting
The main tension (1) should be set as low as possible.
The thread interlacing should be exactly in the middle of the
material being sewn.
With thin sewn material, excessive thread tension can lead to
undesired gathering and thread breakages.
Figure 4: Interlacing
Correct thread interlacing in the
middle of the material being sewn
Needle thread tension too weak or
hook thread tension too strong
Needle thread tension too strong
or
hook thread tension too weak
Operating Instructions 650-16 - 01.0 - 06/2014
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