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Margaret Asiello Posted on Oct 18, 2018
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Your needle tension would depend on your size needle, size thread, and thickness of material. Try experimenting with tension up or down to see how that works. :-)

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I have a older Kenmore S/M Model: 385,15008100. It's creating a nest of threads when I start sewing. It just started.

Most likely you have zero tension of either top thread of bobbin. Nesting on wrong (bottom) side is almost always a top thread tension issue. See following video on how to test for tension.

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