Adjusting thread tension, Surfilage, Sobrehilado – SINGER 2866 User Manual

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Adjusting thread tension

The correct tension is an important factor because too
little tension or too much tension will cause loose
stitches or will cause the cloth to pucker. Make a test on
a sample of cloth and thread that you intend to use.

A perfect, well-balanced stitch (illustration

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) will have

locks between the two layers of fabric with no loops on
top or bottom and no puckering.

For straight stitching

To reduce tension, turn the dial to a lower number. Little
tension will produce a loose stitch (illustration 2), with
loops in your seam. To increase tension, turn the dial to a
higher number. Too much tension will cause the fabric to
pucker (illustration 3).

For zigzag stitching

The correct tension setting will produce smooth and
even stitches with the needle and bobbin threads
locking the ends of the zigzag stitches (illustration 4).

Too much tension will produce a tight stitch, which will
cause the cloth to pucker. To loosen tension turn dial to a
lower number. Too little tension will produce a loose
stitch. Tighten tension by turning dial to a higher
number.

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Boutonniére et boutons

Ojales y botones

Sobrehilado

Surfilage

El objetivo del sobrehilado es evitar que las puntas de
las telas se deshilachen.Para envolver las puntas de la
tela con una costura, utilizamos el zigzag.

AJUSTES INICIALES

Tipo de puntada: Zigzag
Posición de la aguja: Centro
Largo de la puntada: 1 - 2
Ancho de la puntada: Zigzag
Prensatelas: Uso general (B)

1. Ponga la tela bajo el pie calzador, colocando la

punta de la tela en el centro del rasgo del
prensatelas, de acuerdo con la Fig. 1.

2. Ajuste el ancho de la puntada de forma que una

puntada entre en la tela y la otra fuera de ella, de
acuerdo con la Fig. 2. Así, lograremos que el hilo
"envuelva" la orilla de la tela.

Le but du surfilage est celui d'éviter que les bords du
tissu s'effilochent. Pour entourer les bords du tissu
avec une couture, nous employons le zig-zag.

AJUSTESTEMENTS INITIELS

Type de point : zig-zag
Position de l'aiguille : centre
Longueur du point :
Largeur du point : Zig-zag
Pied : usage général (B)

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. Placez le tissu sous le pied presseur, positionnant

le bord du tissu sous le centre de la fente du pied
presseur, selon Fig. 1.

2. Réglez la largeur du point afin qu'un point

s'introduise dans le tissu et que l'autre reste
dehors, selon Fig.2. Ainsi, le fil "enveloppera" le
bord du tissu.

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