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STRAIGHT STITCHING (Continued) Pressure Dial To increase To Decrease Lower Presser Foot Adjusting Pressure Dial ADJUSTING PRESSURE Numbered settings on pressure dial will assist you in obtaining correct pressure for fabric you are using. NORM (normal) setting is an all purpose setting for sewing a wide variety of fabrics of different weights and textures. Settings above and below NORM setting are also provided. When you need extra control, regulate the setting to heavier or lighter pressure to suit fabric being sewn. When darning without an embroidery hoop, set dial at lowest setting, == . See page 42for instructions. Lowerpresser footbefore settingpressure. ® To increase pressure, turn dial from NORM (normal) toward MAX (maximum). e To decrease pressure, turn dial from NORM (normal) toward i* . O For darning, set dial on 44 . - Too Tight Too Loose 23 4 5 Nina, woe Increase Decrease Correct Adjusting Thread Tension 18 REGULATING THREAD TENSION Correct tension is important because too much or too little will weaken your seams or cause your fabric to pucker, Make a test sample with fabric and thread you plan to use and examine it. A perfect stitch will have needle and bobbin threads locked between two layers of fabric with no loops on top or bottom and no puckers. The tension dial regulates the degree of tension on your needle thread. Set it according to the type of thread and fabric you use. The numbers on the dial eliminate guesswork in duplicating settings. if the stitches in your test sample look loose, increase needle-thread tension. If the fabric puckers, decrease tension. O To increase tension, turn dial to higher number. e To decrease tension, turn dial to lower number.

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STRAIGHT
STITCHING
(Continued)
Pressure
Dial
Lower
Presser
Foot
To
increase
To
Decrease
Adjusting
Pressure
Dial
-
Too
Tight
Too
Loose
2
3
4
5
Nin
a
,
woe
Increase
Decrease
Correct
Adjusting
Thread
Tension
ADJUSTING
PRESSURE
Numbered
settings
on
pressure
dial
will
assist
you
in
obtaining
correct
pressure
for
fabric
you
are
using.
NORM
(normal)
setting
is
an
all
purpose
setting
for
sewing
a
wide
variety
of
fabrics
of
different
weights
and
textures.
Settings
above
and
below
NORM
setting
are
also
provided.
When
you
need
extra
control,
regulate
the
setting
to
heavier
or
lighter
pressure
to
suit
fabric
being
sewn.
When
darning
without
an
embroidery
hoop,
set
dial
at
lowest
setting,
==
.
See
page
42for
instructions.
Lower
presser
foot
before
setting
pressure.
®
To
increase
pressure,
turn
dial
from
NORM
(normal)
toward
MAX
(maxi-
mum).
e
To
decrease
pressure,
turn
dial
from
NORM
(normal)
toward
i*
.
O
For
darning,
set
dial
on
44
.
REGULATING
THREAD
TENSION
Correct
tension
is
important
because
too
much
or
too
little
will
weaken
your
seams
or
cause
your
fabric
to
pucker,
Make
a
test
sample
with
fabric
and
thread
you
plan
to
use
and
examine
it.
A
perfect
stitch
will
have
needle
and
bobbin
threads
locked
between
two
layers
of
fabric
with
no
loops
on
top
or
bottom
and
no
puckers.
The
tension
dial
regulates
the
degree
of
tension
on
your
needle
thread.
Set
it
according
to
the
type
of
thread
and
fabric
you
use.
The
numbers
on
the
dial
eliminate
guesswork
in
duplicating
settings.
if
the
stitches
in
your
test
sample
look
loose,
increase
needle
-thread
tension.
If
the
fabric
puckers,
decrease
tension.
O
To
increase
tension,
turn
dial
to
higher
number.
e
To
decrease
tension,
turn
dial
to
lower
number.
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