Answer to tension question
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Per my quilting teacher- bad tension can be caused by the top thread not being caught in the tension mechanism correctly. To solve -rethread the top thread with the presser foot up. after threading the needle drop the presser foot and gently pull the top thread. If the needle bends then it is threaded correctly in the tension plate. If the thread just pulls it is not correct and needs to be rethreaded. Teacher said the the tension is like too plates back to back. When the foot is up the plates are apart and when the foot it down then the plates are together and that is what controls the tension.
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
My machine won't even thread the needle at all if the pressure foot and the needle aren't in their most upright position when I thread it. So it's a good habit to get into for all sewers.
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I bought a Kenmore several months ago. Mom liked it so well, she bought the same model. However, we were both having intermittent problems with excess thread on the bottom, especially when quilting. We knew it was a tension problem, but couldn't figure out how to fix it. I finally did a search on the internet and found this tip. That was a couple weeks ago and, so far, we haven't had the problem. Apparently, everything was fine if we "accidentally" threaded with the foot up, but had trouble when we "accidentally" threaded with the foot down.
We are now both back to LOVING our Kenmores!
We are now both back to LOVING our Kenmores!
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
My machine won't even thread the needle at all if the pressure foot and the needle aren't in their most upright position when I thread it. So it's a good habit to get into for all sewers.
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