I have recently had my 1998 Singer machine serviced. I am trying to sew on calico fabric and I can't seem to adjust the tension. The machine has "auto tension" but that doesn't seem to work.
When I sew straight, the top looks fine, but the bobbin thread is in a straight line and I can pull it right out. If I zig zag, the top looks fine, but the bottom looks odd (like a row of houses, or "M"s with the center "v" upside down, like a house outline).
I have been messing with the tension, but do you adjust the tension with the pressure foot down or up? And with what it is doing, do I need more or less tension? I can only adjust needle tension, not bobbin tension.
The guy I took my machine to for the $100 tune-up said it "was on its last legs"... but it's only 6 years old and I am not a big sewer, so it has less than 6 months' use on it I'd bet. The model is a real basic one, designed for use in sewing classes.... which leads me to believe it should last longer than it has.
2006-10-14 11:59:18 · 3 answers · asked by Jan H 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Assuming you have a drop in bobbin. There is a small screw in the side of the bobbin casing that will adjust your bobbin tension. But it is be my experiance that what your are describing is not enough thread tension on the top thread. . The top thread isn't pulling back up against the bottom.
2006-10-14 12:05:40 · answer #1 · answered by drivershunnyhunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
I think you will have to adjust the bobbin tension
also. I hope that works.
Dee
2006-10-14 12:05:51 · answer #2 · answered by Grammy 06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this site http://www.sewusa.com/
2006-10-14 14:44:58 · answer #3 · answered by B H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋