Bobbin tension: when (and how) to adjust it 🔧🧵 Most of the time, your bobbin tension is not the problem—and you should start by adjusting your top thread tension first. But if you’ve exhausted top tension tweaks and are still seeing issues like tight or loose stitches, especially when: ✔️ sewing with very fine or very heavy thread ✔️ using specialty thread in the bobbin (like elastic thread for shirring) ✔️ working on free-motion quilting …then a 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 bobbin tension adjustment might be nec