Master the art of sewing machine presser foot adjustment! Avoid issues, identify incorrect pressure, optimize tension, and enhance your sewing skills today!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Active Time5 minutesmins
Total Time10 minutesmins
Course: Sewing
Cuisine: International
Keyword: how to adjust the presser foot pressure, presser fooot tension, sewing machine presser foot adjustment
screw driver most machines come equipped with the right tool for that specific type of regulator.
Materials
scraps of fabricto test the pressure as you change it
Instructions
Locate your presser foot tension regulator
If your regulator is a dial, spin it towards the plus sign to tighten the pressure. Spin towards the minus to loosen it.
If you have a pin, pressing down the pin will make it pop up and will create a light pressure, needed for heavy fabric. Press down on the pin again to create heavy pressure if you are sewing light fabric.
In case you have a knob, it usually comes with an indicator next to it. Pressing up or down the indicator will increase or reduce pressure on your presser foot.
If your machine has a screw, use the screwdriver to turn the screw and change the presser foot tension. Turning the screw clockwise or towards a plus sign will create heavy pressure. When turning it counterclockwise or towards the minus sign, it will give you light pressure.
Before starting working on a new sewing project, test the pressure foot tension. Sew on a scrap of fabric that is the same thickness as your project. Adjust pressure according to your results.
You have the right settings when: the fabric doesn't pucker, the thread is not tangled, your stitches are of the same length, and the fabric slides through the feeding dogs smoothly.