Cloth Guide; Adjusting Thread Tension - White 1927 Instruction Book

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Cloth Guide
Use cloth guide when sewing a
long seam of regular distance
from edge of material.
Set guide in hole on arm, at right
of needle
plate, and adjust
distance.
Run machine with edge of fabric
touching guide.
Position cloth guide at an angle
to sew a curved seam.
Sew reverse stitches for rein
forcement at end of seam.
Draw fabric to left when sewing
is finished.
Cut threads with thread cutter
behind presser bar.
Adjustin g Thread Tension
Test stitch performance on a
scrap of material you are going
to use.
With correct tension (a), upper
and lower threads tension is
equal and strong enough to lock
both threads in center.
If upper tension
is too tight
(loose), upper (lower) thread lies
straight along
upper
(lower)
surface of fabric Correct
by turning tension dial.
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