(57) A top and bottom feed sewing machine (100) includes pressing means (6, 10) configured
to press rollers (3, 7) toward a workpiece (C1, C2) with a pressing force which is
adjustable in accordance with an amount of electric current supplied. The top and
bottom feed sewing machine (100) further includes a setting means (80) configured
to set an adjustment period in which the pressing force is adjusted and an adjusted
pressing force, and a pressing force control means (13) configured to control the
amount of electric current to be supplied to each of the pressing means (6, 10) such
that, in the adjustment period, the pressing force of each of the rollers (3, 7) is
adjusted to the adjusted pressing force.
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