PREPARATIONS –
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Adjust Upper Thread Tension
• Rotate the tension knob clockwise to tighten the tension (1).
• Rotate the tension knob counterclockwise to loosen the
tension (2).
Adjust Bobbin Thread Tension
• Loosen/tighten the tension adjusting screw in small
increments (3).
CHANGING THE NEEDLE
Discard old needles in a sharp-safe container.
A basic guideline that many professional embroiderers use
to determine when to change needles is the “three strikes”
rule. When there have been 3 consecutive thread breaks on
a needle, it should be changed.
• Turn off the embroidery machine.
• Remove the needle excess. If broken needle pieces are
not on the garment, look in the bobbin area.
• Loosen the needle screw (1).
• Release the needle.
• Insert a new needle. Make sure the front groove (2)
faces completely forward and the needle scarf (3) to
the back. Push the needle upwards as far as it will go.
• Tighten the screw (4).
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