Fabric, Thread And Needle Table
* The knitting needles (HAx1sp) effectively prevent from stitch skipping, and ideal for sewing stretchy fabrics.
Fabric
Light-weight
Lawn # 80~100 (No.9)
Thread Needles
HA x 1
(130/705H)
Tricot
Georgette
Wool and synthetic
fiber cloth
Silk
Synthetic
Synthetic
Synthetic thread/
Fine thread
No.11
Medium-weight
Heavy-weight
# 90, 100
Silk
Knitting needle
No.11
# 60~100
# 80
# 60~100
No.11
No.11~14
General cotton
and synthetic cloth
Light-weight jersey
Cotton
Synthetic
# 50~80
# 50~60
General wool and
synthetic cloth
Silk
Synthetic
# 50
# 50~60
Knitting needle
No.11
No.11~14
No.11~14
Knitting needle
No.11
No.14~16Denim
Jersey
Coating
Cotton
Synthetic
Silk
Synthetic
Silk
# 30~50
# 30~50
# 50
# 50~60
# 50
How To Adjust Thread Tension
The upper thread tension is too low.
The upper thread tension is too high.
Upper thread (Needle thread)
Bobbin thread
To decrease upper
thread tension.
To increase upper
thread tension.
Bobbin thread
Upper thread (Needle thread)
Normally, well-tensed seam is obtained when the
needle thread and bobbin thread interlace with
each other at the middle of the fabric thickness.
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HZL-30Z HZL-60
HZL-30Z
HZL-60
Correct the thread tension
Upper thread (Needle thread)
Bobbin thread
Middle
of fabric
thickness
Fabric (right side)
Fabric (wrong side)
Stitch Length Of Each Stitch Pattern
Stitch length
Straight Zigzag
Thread
tension
dial
1 ~ 3 1 ~ 4
1.5 ~ 3 0.5 ~ 4
2 ~ 4 0.5 ~ 4
HZL-30Z HZL-60
HZL-30Z HZL-60
HZL-30Z HZL-60
HZL-30Z
HZL-60
Straight stitch
for elastic
fabric
2 ~ 2.5
Stitch
Best adjustment
Adjustment
example
Possible
adjustment scope
0 ~ 4
2.5
0 ~ 2.5
Zigzag stitch
1 1.4 2
0 ~ 4
for elastic
fabric
Blindstitch
3-step
zigzag stitch
0.5 2.5
2 1.5
0 ~ 4 0 ~ 4
1
Pattern stitch Buttonholing
Scallop stitch
(0.2) (1)
0 ~ 4 0 ~ 4 0 ~ 4 0 ~ 4
2 2.5 Automatic
Automatic
stitch
length
0.5 0.4 ~ 0.6
HZL-60 HZL-30Z