Singer Featherweight II 117 "change tension straight stitch" Questions

straight stitch. Make sure the tension is set correctly for the fabric you are working with. Clean the machine: Sometimes, a buildup of dust and lint can cause the machine to malfunction. Try cleaning

stitch will increase and opposite will decrease the length. Anyway, your tension for the fabric may need to be set with a test piece. After that your chosen length shouldn't need any change of tension

...tension. For straight stitch, your stitch width should be set to zero, although on some machines (and I believe your Baby Lock to be one of them,) the stitch width setting will change your needle ...

...factory set no new adjustment. As a straight stitch, tension looks good. The hook timing is out. If it's very new I'm assuming it's still under warranty. Take it to the place you purchased for

...tension setting is not static and should be adjusted each time you change projects. You should become comfortable with adjusting the upper tension so that you get the best result possible every time. ...

...tension wheel. most likely a stitch length That is actually a stitch width dial. The design shows a zig-zag stitch gradually changing to a straight stitch. If it is truly just spinning and not ...

straight stitch is ok once I play with the tension. But I'm sewing the same fabric (fleece) and same threads as I've been using for about 12 other projects. This is a new machine for me, < 1 month old

...or thickness of material button. If it still won't sew, try a different type of fabric button and try that. This will change the tension. The tension could be too tight or too loose for that

...straight . If the bobbin thread is pulling through to the top of your fabric, your needle thread tension is too tight. Loosen the top tension until the needle and bobbin threads meet in the middle of ...

...if the bottom stitches is loose you have to increase the upper thread tension. Adjust accordingly till you can get a perfect straight stitch. If okay then you can continue your embroidery