Originally Posted by KatFish
Originally Posted by Lostn51
You need to adjust the lower tension if the thread is sitting on top of the material. There will be a small screw that you will need to adjust. but only tighten it a 1/4 turn each time you do it.
Billy
Originally Posted by KatFish
yes it working fine. Just little or no tension when I sew. The tread just sets on top of the fabric. It's so loose that when I pull it out of the machine to cut the tread, it all pulls out.
Thanks! I'll try that. I'm always afraid to adjust anything because I have this real fear that I will mess something up so bad, it can't be fixed.
Did you get the tension fixed?
When things like this happen to me, I go through a quick check list.
I re-thread with the lever up so that the tension is open (many a times I have forgotten to do this).
I take out the bobbin, insert it correctly.
Make sure the thread is threaded through the needle in the correct direction. This gets real fun for me when I'm switching around on machines during one project. That is where the manuals come in handy, a reminder notice.
Different fabrics and thicknesses require adjustments,
My oldest machine, 66-1, only likes cheap threads.
And sometimes the machine just needs to be oiled.