Drawing Up Bobbin Thread; Adjust The Needle Thread Tension For A Straight Stitch; Correct Tension; Tension Is Too Tight - Kenmore 385.16765 Owner's Manual

• Drawing up bobbin thread

Raise the presser foot. Hold the needle thread lightly
1
with your left hand and rotate the handwheel
counterclockwise for one complete turn.
2 Bring the bobbin thread up by pulling the needle thread
up.
Pull both threads 4˝ to 6˝ (10.0 to 15.0 cm) under and
3
behind the presser foot.
Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for a Straight
Stitch

• Correct tension

Needle thread (Top thread)
1
Bobbin thread (Bottom thread)
2
To loosen
3
To tighten
4
The ideal straight stitch has threads locked between two
layers of fabric, as illustrated (magnified to show detail).
If you look at the top and bottom of a seam, notice that
the stitches are evenly balanced.
When adjusting the needle thread tension, the higher the
number, the tighter the top thread tension.
Results depend on:
- stiffness and thickness of the fabric
- number of fabric layers
- type of stitch

•Tension is too tight

1 Needle thread (Top thread)
Bobbin thread (Bottom thread)
2
To loosen tension
3
Right side (Top side) of fabric
4
Wrong side (Bottom side) of fabric
5
The bobbin thread shows through on the wrong side of the
fabric, and the stitch feels bumpy. Turn the dial to a lower
tension setting number to loosen the needle thread tension.
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