How do I adjust the tension on my top thread?
To increase your top tension if it’s too loose, turn your knob so that the numbers are increasing. Try ½ to 1 number higher, then test the stitches on a piece of scrap fabric. Continue until it looks even on both sides and you can no longer see the bobbin thread on the right side of the fabric.
Why is the tension wrong on my sewing machine?
When the bobbin thread shows on the right side, the needle tension is too tight or the bobbin thread, too loose, as shown at left in the illustration below. When the needle thread shows on the wrong side, the needle tension is too loose or the bobbin thread, too tight, as shown at right in the illustration below.
What should the tension be on a sewing machine?
As the bobbin thread tension is factory-set and wouldn’t usually be adjusted for normal sewing. So we’ll be talking only about the top thread tension since that’s where you’d usually make the adjustments. The dial settings run from 0 to 9, so 4.5 is generally the ‘default’ position for normal straight-stitch sewing.
How to disassemble and reassemble Kenmore upper tension Assembly?
A Tutorial – Kenmore Upper Tension Assembly… How to Disassemble and Reassemble It the Right Way This post is a bit more generic. Part of any sewing machine reconditioning involves the complete disassembly, cleaning, and reassembly of the upper tension mechanism.
How do you thread a Kenmore sewing machine?
Pull 2 feet of thread from the spool on top of the sewing machine. Slip the thread under the thread guide at the top of the machine. Draw the thread down and slide it between the tension discs on the tension dial. Pull the thread up and slip it through the eye of the take up lever.
How do you tighten a Kenmore tension Cup?
Looking at the cup, you should see a small mark on the cup left by the set screw that held it in the machine. Make sure the large slot in the post lines up horizontally with this mark. Raise the spring so it rests on the ledge cut into the cup. Tighten the cup set screw. Reinstall the tension release pin, deformed end facing out.
How to install tension on a Kenmore post?
Install the small washer on the post Place the tension dial on the post. Holding the cup so the slot in the post is horizontal and the spring to the left, Make sure the red mark on the dial is at the 12 o’clock position. Install the bronze colored washer on the post. place the “rippled” washer on the post.
A Tutorial – Kenmore Upper Tension Assembly… How to Disassemble and Reassemble It the Right Way This post is a bit more generic. Part of any sewing machine reconditioning involves the complete disassembly, cleaning, and reassembly of the upper tension mechanism.
Pull 2 feet of thread from the spool on top of the sewing machine. Slip the thread under the thread guide at the top of the machine. Draw the thread down and slide it between the tension discs on the tension dial. Pull the thread up and slip it through the eye of the take up lever.
Looking at the cup, you should see a small mark on the cup left by the set screw that held it in the machine. Make sure the large slot in the post lines up horizontally with this mark. Raise the spring so it rests on the ledge cut into the cup. Tighten the cup set screw. Reinstall the tension release pin, deformed end facing out.
Install the small washer on the post Place the tension dial on the post. Holding the cup so the slot in the post is horizontal and the spring to the left, Make sure the red mark on the dial is at the 12 o’clock position. Install the bronze colored washer on the post. place the “rippled” washer on the post.
