Drawing up bobbin thread, Correct tension, Tension is too tight – Kenmore 385.160201 User Manual

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• Drawing up bobbin thread
Q] Raise the presser foot. Hold the needle thread lightly

with your left hand and rotate the handwheel
counterclockwise for one complete turn.

[2] Bring the bobbin thread up by pulling the needle thread

up.

I Pull both threads 4” to 6” (10.0 to 15.0 cm) under and

behind the presser foot.

Adjust the Needle Thread Tension for a Straight
Stitch

• Correct tension

(T) Needle thread (Top thread)

(2)

Bobbin thread (Bottom thread)

@ To loosen
(4) To tighten

The ideal straight stitch has threads locked between two

layers of fabric, as illustrated (magnified to show detail).
If you look at the top and bottom of a seam, notice that

there are no gaps. Each stitch is smooth and even.
When adjusting the needle thread tension, the higher the

number, the tighter the top thread tension.

Results depend on:

- stiffness and thickness of the fabric
* number of fabric layers
* type of stitch

■Tension is too tight

® Needle thread (Top thread)
(2) Bobbin thread (Bottom thread)
(3) To loosen tension
@ Right side (Top side) of fabric
©Wrong side (Bottom side) of fabric

The bobbin thread shows through on the wrong side of the
fabric, and the stitch feels bumpy. Turn the dial to a lower
tension setting number to loosen the needle thread tension.