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 Do not run your machine threaded before placing your material. The thread will clog and break.

Remember that you cannot pull the material faster than the machine feeds. Guide the material, but do not pull it or you may bend or break the needle.

REGULATING THE TENSIONS

On a lock stitch sewing machine, if the tensions are properly regulated, the thread links in the exact center of the fabric. The stitch on the right and wrong side of the goods will look identical. See Fig. 27.