Adjust The Top Thread Tension - Kenmore 385. 19601 Owner's Manual

SECTION 2. PREPARE YOUR M ACHINE FOR SEWf_IL_
Adjust the Top Thread Tens=on
T{)ps_c_e o { l_b_ic
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For Straight Stitch
Tighten
The ideal stra=ght stitch will haue threads {oeked between The two layers o_"
fabric, as shown above, magnified to show detail
tf you look, at the stitch, front and back, you will notice _hat there are no
gaps, {hat each stltch _ssmooth and even.
When adjusting top thread tension, the higher the number, the ughler the top
thread.
Choose the Correct Tension:
The best t_oslon will depend on;
!he stiffness and thickness ot the fabrle
the number of fabnc layers
the type Ot _tl_._;h
The lop ltlre_
is too loo_.
T_I_ IOI) thread
appearson III_'
(obrl_
Tension tS tOO |OI3se:
The top tl_read shows through the
bottom ot the _abr{c. Tbe botlom
side ol the stitch will feel bumpy.
t_;_oo tlght.
Top s_e ,.--'_ ,
"rh_' bobbin lb_eotl
al_peats o_ilhe
t_pet s, u da_:e of )he
|_brle,
Tens_ol_ _stoo tl_cjht;
The bobbin thread will come through
the top at the fabr=c, The top side
at the stitch will feel bumpy,
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