Originally Posted by
ArchaicArcane
This is about what I learned too but it seems to be opposite of the page Janey posted unless I'm reading it wrong. I use just enough pressure to hold the fabric and move it along - which seems to be what you're describing, Miriam - like thread tension - thicker threads need less tension dial turns to get the same tension as a thinner thread. The page seems to say the thicker the fabric, the heavier your pressure will be.
"The page seems to say the thicker the fabric, the heavier your pressure will be."
This is the same instruction that's in very vintage machine manual I've ever seen. It seems counter-intuitive to me. I've never really tested it out though I don't remember if I goofed with the presser foot pressure on the things I sewed with my moms machine that I really shouldn't have when I was a teenager.
Cari