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4. Ensure the middle of the foot opening
is centered with the needle when the
foot is fully tightened with the 2.5mm
hex wrench. If it isn’t properly centered,
loosen the lock nut on the foot adaptor
with an 8mm wrench, center the foot
with the needle; hold the foot firmly in
position; and tighten the lock nut.
NOTE
: Before threading the needle, test that the machine is threaded properly
and the tension is correct by carefully pulling the top thread. It should pull
smoothly with light to medium tension. If thread pulls freely with no tension,
rethread the machine, ensuring that the thread is flossed into the tension discs.
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IMPORTANT
: The Regalia ST does not have a presser foot lever or top tension
release like a home sewing machine. On a home sewing machine the top tension
is released when the presser foot is raised, allowing the thread to come freely out
of the machine. When a home machine is threaded the tension discs are released
and open to allow the thread to easily fall between the tension discs. This isn’t
the case with the Regalia ST quilting machine. The top tension is always engaged
and the tension discs are never open. Therefore the thread must be pulled up,
or flossed, between the tension discs or it will stay outside the discs and float
without tension, causing serious tension problems and/or thread nests.
Bobbin and Bobbin Tension
The Regalia ST quilting machine uses M-class bobbins, which are larger than home
sewing machine L-class bobbins. The larger bobbins hold more thread for more quilting
time between bobbin changes.
The Regalia ST also has a low-bobbin alarm. For more information about the low-
bobbin alarm, see "
To configure the low-bobbin alarm settings"
in the Toolbar Options
section of this manual.
To wind the bobbin
The Regalia ST comes with a separate bobbin winder. For full instructions about using
the bobbin winder, see the instruction manual packaged with the bobbin winder.