Serger Badge: Brother 1034D
Age: Grade 9-Adult
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a. Yellow tension dial - left needle
b. Pink tension dial - right needle
c. Green tension dial - upperlooper
d. Blue tension dial - lowerlooper
2. Dial up to decrease tension
3. Dial down to increase tension
4. Tension settings
a. Heavy tension: 4-7
b. Medium tension: 5-3
c. Light tension: 4-2
5. For tension adjustments, see pp. 29-32 in manual
● Differential feed
1. For most fabrics, set the differential feed at 1 (normal setting)
2. If lightweight fabric is puckering, move differential feed dial back to set it at less
than 1
3. For stretch fabrics, to prevent rippling, move differential feed dial forward to more
than 1
4. The more elastic the material, the further toward 2.0 the differential feed dial
should be set.
5. When sewing thick non-stretchable material such as denim, do NOT use the
differential feed as it may damage the fabric
6. See chart on p. 12 in manual for further reference
● Stitch length
1. Normal stitch length is 2.5mm to 3 mm.
2. Turn stitch length dial forward to lengthen stitch (maximum of 4 mm [5/32 inch])
3. Turn stitch length dial backward to shorten stitch (minimum of 2 mm [⅛ inch])
● Stitch width
1. Normal stitch width for regular overlock stitch is 5 mm [13/64 inch].
2. To change stitch width: move stitch width lever up to reduce the width or down to
increase the width.
● Stitch type