You may also want to experiment with needle position to obtain the results you want. Remember, you are in the driver’s seat and you decide where the machine is going to stitch the fabric. When you force-feed the machine or tug fabric through the machine, you can bend the sewing machine needle and create all kinds of problems. Let the machine do the work and just guide the fabric at a steady pace. When threading an sewing machine, be sure to thread them with the presser foot up. When the presser foot is in the upward position, the tension is released, which allows the thread to seat itself properly. You can test the difference by tugging the thread at the needle with the presser foot up and with the presser foot down—the thread will pull smoothly if seated properly.
