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❷
❶
6. HOW TO ADJUST THE THREAD TENSION
Bobbin
Bobbin case
Bobbin thread
tension adjustment
screw
②
Adjusting needle thread tension
First, adjust the right- and left-hands bobbin
thread tension.
Then in accordance with the bobbin thread
tension obtained, adjust the right- and left-hand
sides needle threads tension appropriately by
turning thread tension adjustments nuts
❶
and
❷
respectively. Turning the nuts clockwise will
increase the thread tension or turning them
counterclockwise to decrease it.
①
Adjusting bobbin thread tension
Turn bobbin thread tension adjustment screw
clockwise to increase the bobbin thread tension
or turn the screw counterclockwise to decrease it.
As shown in the left-hand figure, standard
bobbin thread tension is 0.25 to 0.35N when
measuring with the tension gauge.