I never heard that from my mother, who sewed many of my prettiest dresses on a Singer treadle before she got an electric machine. She could fix almost anything on a sewing machine and what she couldn't fix was straightened out by a repairman who made housecalls. He thought he could make any sewing machine fit any cabinet and he was right 99 percent of the time. He is the person who told me not to touch the tension again after I got it so out of sync that I can't even describe the problem.
I still have that machine, a Kenmore from the late 1950's and it is a Doozie! But I don't touch the tension. I don't touch the tension on my Janome, either. If something goes wrong with it, I drive 27 miles to an expert Janome repairman and leave it with him to get it back in adjustment. Now, if he could just get the automatic needle threader to work consistently! froggyintexas
Originally Posted by
Boonedox
How many of you heard your mother say, "don't touch that tension"? I need to get over my fear of moving that little knob
I don't blame her, I'm sure her machine (late 1960's) was temperamental.
So any tension tips for dummies out there?
I want to add that this board is awesome, so many sweet people who will share their knowledge and love of quilting. Thank you!