The tension is the first thing I change on any machine I sew on, new or old. I start with 0 setting and move up 1/2 until I get the perfect stitch. You can't use the same tension with all the different type threads weights and needle sizes. And you have to adjust for weight and ply of bobbin thread. If a dial or button is on a machine it is there to be pushed or turned. Bobbin tension is not scary. Only if the bobbin thread is extra heavy do I have to change the bobbin tension on my machines.
Last edited by BellaBoo; 06-22-2013 at 06:43 AM.