Adjusting stitch length, Setting the dial, Needle thread tension – SINGER 6106 User Manual

Page 18: R' - needle thread tension, The lower the number, the shorter the stitch, For reverse stitching

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ADJUSTING STITCH LENGTH

T h e

s t i t c h

l e n g t h

d i a l

c o n t r o l s

t h e

l e n g t h

o f

s t i t c h e s .

T h e

n u m b e r s

a r o u n d

t h e

e d g e

o f

t h e

d ia l

e x p r e s s

s t it c h

l e n g t h

i n

m m ;

the lower

the number, the shorter the stitch.

G e n e r a l l y ,

s h o r t e r

s t it c h e s

a r e

b e s t

f o r

l i g h t w e i g h t

f a b r i c ;

l o n g e r

s t i t c h e s

f o r

h e a v y

f a b r i c .

T h e

a r e a

f r o m

0

t o

1

i s

u s e d

f o r

t h e

a d j u s t m e n t

o f

z i g - z a g

s a t i n s t it c h i n g ( s e e p a g e 2 1 ) .

Setting the Dial

• T u r n d i a l s o t h a t s t i t c h l e n g t h d e s ir e d i s

p o s i t i o n e d u n d e r ▼ s y m b o l.

• To shorten stitch length,

t u r n d ia l c l o c k w i s e

t o a l o w e r n u m b e r .

• To lengthen stitch length,

t u r n d ia l c o u n t e r ­

c l o c k w i s e t o a h i g h e r n u m b e r .

For reverse stitching,

d e p r e s s p u s h b u t t o n l o ­

c a t e d

i n

c e n t r e

o f

d i a l ,

h o ld

i n

u n t i l

r e v e r s e

s t i t c h i n g

I s

c o m p l e t e d ,

t h e n

r e l e a s e

p u s h

b u t ­

t o n .

P u s h

b u t t o n

c a n

b e

d e p r e s s e d

w h i l e

m a ­

c h in e is s e w i n g .

Note:

R e v e r s e

s t i t c h i n g

c a n n o t

b e

d o n e

w h e n

u s in g a s t r e t c h s t i t c h p a t t e r n .

r' -

NEEDLE THREAD TENSION

C o r r e c t

t e n s i o n

i s

i m p o r t a n t

b e c a u s e

t o o

m u c h

o r

t o o

l it t l e

w i l l

w e a k e n

y o u r

s e a m s

o r

c a u s e

y o u r f a b r i c t o p u c k e r . M a k e a t e s t s a m p l e w it h

t h e f a b r i c a n d t h e t h r e a d y o u p l a n t o u s e a n d

e x a m in e i t . A w e l l b a l a n c e d s t i t c h , a s s h o w n i n

i l lu s t r a t i o n

A,

w i ll

h a v e

t h e

n e e d l e

a n d

b o b b in

t h r e a d s l o c k e d b e t w e e n t h e t w o l a y e r s o f f a b r i c

w i t h n o l o o p s o n t o p o r b o t t o m a n d n o p u c k e r s .

T h e

t e n s i o n

d i a l

r e g u la t e s

t h e

d e g r e e

o f

t e n ­

s i o n

o n

y o u r

n e e d le

t h r e a d .

S e t

i t

a c c o r d i n g

t o t h e t y p e o f t h r e a d a n d f a b r i c y o u u s e . T h e

n u m b e r s o n t h e d i a l e l im i n a t e g u e s s w o r k .

I f

t h e

f a b r i c

p u c k e r s

B,

d e c r e a s e

t e n s i o n .

I f

t h e

s t i t c h e s i n

y o u r

t e s t s a m p le l o o k l o o s e

C,

i n c r e a s e n e e d l e t h r e a d t e n s i o n .

• To decrease

n u m b e r .

• To increase

n u m b e r .

t e n s i o n , t u r n d i a l t o lo w e r

t e n s i o n , t u r n d i a l t o h i g h e r

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