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Posted by Sally Swindells on September 24, 2007, 4:51 am
I put my breaking thread query on the Janome Yahoo group and got an
e-mail reply from Sarah Ann Smith, so I went to look at her gallery. Wow!!
I particularly fell for her Koi quilt. Now I know how to do double sided!
http://www.sarahannsmith.com/index.php
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Posted by Estelle Gallagher on September 24, 2007, 6:51 am
Lovely site Sally, the mq was great, but I cant wait to hear what was said
about your breaking thread query!!
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>I put my breaking thread query on the Janome Yahoo group and got an e-mail
>reply from Sarah Ann Smith, so I went to look at her gallery. Wow!!
> I particularly fell for her Koi quilt. Now I know how to do double sided!
> http://www.sarahannsmith.com/index.php
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> Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
> http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin
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Posted by Sally Swindells on September 24, 2007, 7:33 am
This is her reply:
"A couple of things. Are you doing free-motion or using the walking
foot? If using the dual feed or walking foot, lower pressure on the
presser foot to 2. If doing free-motion lower presser foot pressure to
1 1/2 or 1. What weight is the variegated Madeira? I'm guessing it is a
fairly heavy thread. Try a size 14 topstitch needle, which has a
larger eye. Unlike Pam, I'm not wild about the ballpoint needles
(which are designed for sewing on jersey / t-shirt fabrics). I MUCH
prefer a sharp needle: a denim, topstitch or embroidery needle. Also,
lower the needle-thread tension. Five sounds too high, especially for
a heavy weight thread. Also, when you have time, check the files for a
whole bunch of "articles" by me, Janis, Carol Miller, Valli Schiller
and others on quilting and thread... lots of good stuff in the group
files. Cheers, Sarah"
I had checked the files, tried the thread in cups, slung from
rubberbands and a crochet hook, and everything else they suggested. I
Hadn't got a topstitch needle, and there isn't a shop just round the
corner, so tried the Heavy Metal!!
Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin
Estelle Gallagher wrote:
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> Lovely site Sally, the mq was great, but I cant wait to hear what was said
> about your breaking thread query!!
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Posted by Estelle Gallagher on September 24, 2007, 12:45 pm
Thanks Sally.
I have been FM with Gold metallic this afternoon. Some little Boxes I found
on a site.I guess I was lucky as the thread didnt break once. I was going
slow for me though!
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> This is her reply:
> "A couple of things. Are you doing free-motion or using the walking foot?
> If using the dual feed or walking foot, lower pressure on the presser foot
> to 2. If doing free-motion lower presser foot pressure to 1 1/2 or 1.
> What weight is the variegated Madeira? I'm guessing it is a fairly heavy
> thread. Try a size 14 topstitch needle, which has a larger eye. Unlike
> Pam, I'm not wild about the ballpoint needles (which are designed for
> sewing on jersey / t-shirt fabrics). I MUCH prefer a sharp needle: a
> denim, topstitch or embroidery needle. Also, lower the needle-thread
> tension. Five sounds too high, especially for a heavy weight thread.
> Also, when you have time, check the files for a whole bunch of "articles"
> by me, Janis, Carol Miller, Valli Schiller and others on quilting and
> thread... lots of good stuff in the group files. Cheers, Sarah"
> I had checked the files, tried the thread in cups, slung from rubberbands
> and a crochet hook, and everything else they suggested. I Hadn't got a
> topstitch needle, and there isn't a shop just round the corner, so tried
> the Heavy Metal!!
> Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
> http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin
> Estelle Gallagher wrote:
>> Lovely site Sally, the mq was great, but I cant wait to hear what was
>> said about your breaking thread query!!
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Posted by amy on September 24, 2007, 1:41 pm
i never did get the hang of which needle goes with what thread, or
which to use, walking foot or free motion....unless it was for garment
construction, which i havent done in YEARS!
am learning, tho...
never try to clean your machine while eating chocolate....nuff said.
amy
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>reply from Sarah Ann Smith, so I went to look at her gallery. Wow!!
> I particularly fell for her Koi quilt. Now I know how to do double sided!
> http://www.sarahannsmith.com/index.php
> --
> Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
> http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin