Archiving helpful photos for a sewing leather/heavy material

Posted By on June 16, 2024

Top tension Bottom Tension

Really I’m just saving a couple of helpful photos to use when it comes to sewing heavy material or perhaps leather with the Sailrite WorkerB upgrade. It might help when remembering how to adjust the Ultrafeed sewing machine  … although Rolling eyes emojiI do know this, but sew so infrequently that it is easy to forget. 

  • Knot on top = turn tension counterclockwise (loosen tension)
  • Knot on the bottom = turn tension clockwise (tighten tension)

And here’s one talking about needle sizing, at least for leather …

Needle size for leather sewing

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