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How do i sew a perfect line w/o the back knotting?

After i sew a line with my singer sewing machine when i flip it over the back has tons on the tread and is all knotted and tangled! HELP!
Chelsea Mason, December 2008
Hello Chelsea,
First of all use a good mercerised thread top and bottom, don't use cheap thread, don't use thread that is too thick, set the top tension between 4 and 5, make sure you can just pull the bottom thread through with some slight resistence, if it feels too tight slacken the screw on the bobbin case about a quarter of a turn anti clockwise at a time until the tension looks right.

drivewithken@blueyonder.co.uk, December 2008
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