Originally, his Alfa sewing machine could only do a straight stitch or a zig-zag of varying widths. Since this was an old sewing machine, all of the controls were knobs and levers.

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The top thread will have a tension selector—often a knob on the front of the machine. The bobbin thread’s tension is usually adjusted with a screw on the bobbin case (righty-tighty, lefty-loosey).

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The lady herself takes a seat at a machine, and is astonished to find herself sewing at a rattling pace, “ without any previous instruction.” She is convinced. She is perfectly satisfied.