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Question posted by Ernatr on September 7th, 2014

What Causes The Top Tension To Suddenly Be Loose On Bernette Deco 340

I've been stitching all day and suddenly the top tension is loose. Nothing happened. I checked top and bottom thread, rethreaded several times, changed the needle but no luck.

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User Guide - Page 16

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