Chapter 1
A Appendix
How to Create Bobbin Work
ABOUT BOBBIN WORK............................................3
PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK.............................3
Required Materials......................................................................3
■ Bobbin case and bobbin cover...................................................3
■ Lower thread.............................................................................. 4
■ Upper thread ............................................................................. 4
■ Needle .......................................................................................4
■ Presser foot................................................................................4
■ Fabric......................................................................................... 4
Upper Threading.........................................................................4
Preparing the Bobbin Thread......................................................5
■ When tension is applied to the bobbin thread............................6
■ When tension is not applied to the bobbin thread.....................7
CREATING BOBBIN WORK ......................................9
Positioning the Fabric and Sewing ..............................................9
■ Finishing the thread ends......................................................... 11
Bobbin Work Free Motion Sewing............................................11
ADJUSTING THE THREAD TENSION......................12
■ Adjusting the upper thread tension..........................................12
■ Adjusting the tension of the bobbin thread..............................12
TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................13
■ The thread was accidentally cut automatically and the bobbin
thread is caught inside the machine.........................................13
■ Correcting bobbin work tension ..............................................13
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The bobbin thread catches on the tension spring of the bobbin case
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