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I can always tell when my tension is unbalanced, but I can never remember which way to adjust the upper tension number. Your article has made that very clear: if it’s on the top it needs to go down, if it’s on the bottom it needs to come up; so I can use that as a way to remember which way to turn my dial. Thank you!

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Another great article, well-written and beautifully illustrated.

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This was a good review for straight stitch tension balance. Now I would appreciate a similar discussion of ZZ balance. Thanks!

Sheila Ward

Louisville KY

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At some point, you are going to have a book here.

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Another great article, Cale! Very clear and well written!

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So if you are my bing tension from 4 to 6, are you making it tighter or looser?

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Fantastic! Thank you! I understand more than I used to. 💖

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Thank you for this, and the linked articles. The sewing machine was a revolutionary (pun intended) invention! Sewists can only do their best work with proper understanding of how the tools function.

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