Thread Tension For Zigzag Stitch - White 5500 Instruction Book

How to sew
Step-i
Step-2
Place the fabric under the foot about
1cm (0.4") inside the edge.
Lower the presser foot.
Lower the needle by tUrning the hand
wheel toward you.
*
Leave the ends of the threads of about
15cm (6").
Guide the fabric by hand as it is fed.
Never pull too hard on it.
To reinforce the seam, set the machine for the straight stitch and sew in reverse at the
beginning and the ending of the seam.
Thread tension
for
zigzag stitch
For better appearance, the upper thread should be slightly visible in the wrong
side of
the fabric.
Loosen the upper thread tension a little more than when sewing with the straight stitch.
Correct tension
Upper thread tension too tight
Upper thread tension too loose
wrong side
.
wrong side
wrong side
right side
right side
The lower thread appears
in
The upper threac nppedrs too
the right side of the fabric.
much in
the
wrong sice of the
fa brie.
t cm (O4")
26