SINGER 201K User Manual

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TO REGULATE PRESSURE ON

MATERIAL

For ordinary sewing, the pressure of

the presser foot on the material seldom
requires changing. Heavy materials re

quire more pressure than light weight
materials. The pressure should be only
heavy enough to prevent the material

from rising with the needle and to enable

the feed to move the work along evenly^

To increase the pressure, turn the thumb
screw W, Fig. 21 clockwise or downward.
To lighten the pressure, turn the thumb
screw upward.

Fig, Thumb Screw for Regulating

Pressure on Presser Foot,

THREAD TENSIONS

For perfect stitching, the tension on

the needle and bobbin threads must
be heavy enough to pull the threads
to the centre of the thickness of the

material and make a firm stitch, as
shown in Fig, 22.

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Fig. 22. Perfect Stitching.

If the needle thread lies straight along
the top side of the material, the tension