Questions & Answers for: PfaFF stitch tension

...has done well for me for the past year, however I now have a problem with the bottom thread. It is stitching loose and although I can still use it (thank God - making Christmas projects) I have not ...

Skipping stitches and sometime the thread breaks. PFAFF- 1222 (Purchased 1970's) Originally the wheel would stick at a certain spot, then slowly move on until it reached the same spot and would stick.

pfaff long arm really long loose stitches on pfaff long arm really long loose stitches on the bottom You need to get the tensions set correctly, sounds like either you have not gone through the ...

...stitch,where shoulf the top tension be set at 4 1/2 ,when do I adjust the bobbin tension? Hi! The bobbin tension rarely needs to be adjusted. First, make sure you're using the appropriate size needle ...

...the machine and changing the stitch pattern but the problem remains. You need to adjust the tension of the stitching, it sounds as if the top stitch tension is looser than the lower in the

During sewing, the upper part of the stitches on the fabric is fine, but on the bottom, the stitches goes on top of each other which forms a loop. How do I fix this? You have a tension problem, ...

stitch... that hasn't fixed the problem. what else can I do Remove all the thread from your machine. Make sure to clean around the feed dogs and bobbin area. Loosen the top tension disk all the way to

My Pfaff 4.2 IDT skips stitches. I have changed needles, cleaned, changed thread, tried different stitches. It worked fine for months and turned off for the day, next day, skipped stitches. help! Take

tension on Pfaff creative 1.5 straight stitch Hello Mary Jane, Are there loops on the underside of the stitching? This means that the top tension is too loose -- increase the needle tension. Are there

Pfaff 2144 not stitching proper length. Stitching very tiny The tension on your machine sounds like its a little too tight, try to mess with the tension a bit.