It happened again!
My tension was fine when I sewed yesterday. Just now I marked the "perfect spot" with my Sharpie and began to sew. The fabric puckered and I could see that the upper tension was off again. It took another complete revolution of the dial to fix it.
I am a total noob at sewing machine repair but I screwed up my courage and carefully unscrewed the tension dial. I've attached photos. There's a spring there which I assume puts the pressure on the tension plates. There was a bit of lint in there so I brushed it out. I carefully removed the spring and brushed the cavity. Then I put it all back together hoping that fixed it but nope, still had to have it one revolution down.
I photographed the top of the dial. It shows the markings which show how many revolutions the dial has been turned. I have a few more revolutions to go before it comes to a complete stop but now I'm getting rather nervous. Any suggestions of simple things I can try? (remember, I'm a noob). I don't have an OSMG that I can turn to either. I'm on my own.
Thank you again for your help!
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