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Edgestitching at 1/16" W.Boyce 03-26-2008
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Posted by W.Boyce on March 26, 2008, 11:43 am
Many times I gauge my edgestitching at 1/8" using the narrow toe of a
presser foot, but now I want to go to 1/16" for a big project. I see
"compensating" edgestitch feet for industrial machines, but can't find
one for either an older low or high post Singer, although Bernina and
Husquvarna talks about them.

How do you do it? Eyeball it? I'm not that good at that, but I'm pretty
good at falling off the edge. Grrr..
Maybe I have to grind down one of my duplicate feet to narrow up the toe
and use that for a guide?

I'd like to have a fence built into the foot, or maybe use an auxiliary
fence. Does that work for you? I'm trying to cut down on my
experimentation to save time and maybe someone has a trick or two.

Thanks, JPBill

Posted by gjones2938 on March 26, 2008, 1:41 pm
Dear JPBill,

Look through your tool box and see if you have an attachment that
looks like a hockey stick. It screws onto the bed of your machine,
rather than being a foot. It's used to get even rows of quilting. I
think you can set it close enough to your work that you can edge
stitch 1/16 inch. There is also another accessory that looks sort of
like a foot on a vacuum cleaner. It, too, screws into the bed of your
machine, and is meant to be used for edge stitching. Failing either
of these, look in your manual and see what is provided for your
particular machine.

Teri

Posted by Liz Megerle on March 26, 2008, 1:50 pm
Can you make a fence? I use a piece of flexible magnet with a cutout
for the feed dogs. It sticks to the throat plate but I add a piece of
tape to keep it from moving. Don't try this with a fancy machine
that'll have trouble with the magnet.
Liz

W.Boyce wrote:
> Many times I gauge my edgestitching at 1/8" using the narrow toe of a
> presser foot, but now I want to go to 1/16" for a big project. I see
> "compensating" edgestitch feet for industrial machines, but can't find
> one for either an older low or high post Singer, although Bernina and
> Husquvarna talks about them.
>
> How do you do it? Eyeball it? I'm not that good at that, but I'm pretty
> good at falling off the edge. Grrr..
> Maybe I have to grind down one of my duplicate feet to narrow up the toe
> and use that for a guide?
>
> I'd like to have a fence built into the foot, or maybe use an auxiliary
> fence. Does that work for you? I'm trying to cut down on my
> experimentation to save time and maybe someone has a trick or two.
>
> Thanks, JPBill

Posted by robb on March 26, 2008, 5:03 pm

> Many times I gauge my edgestitching at 1/8" using the narrow
toe of a
> presser foot, but now I want to go to 1/16" for a big project.
I see
> "compensating" edgestitch feet for industrial machines, but
can't find
> one for either an older low or high post Singer, although
Bernina and
> Husquvarna talks about them.
>
> How do you do it? Eyeball it? I'm not that good at that, but
I'm pretty
> good at falling off the edge. Grrr..
> Maybe I have to grind down one of my duplicate feet to narrow
up the toe
> and use that for a guide?
>
> I'd like to have a fence built into the foot, or maybe use an
auxiliary
> fence. Does that work for you? I'm trying to cut down on my
> experimentation to save time and maybe someone has a trick or
two.
>
> Thanks, JPBill
>

hello i am no expert at in anyones mind but i have couple of
different feet i might try to accomplish this task.

1. Old Singer and Greist feet called **edgestitcher feet**
(greist says --- "edge-stitcher")
the foot has a side to side adjustable, long, wide, raised,
flat piece of metal out in front of the foot with multiple
graduated slots that allow you to piece together or steer fabric
into the sewing part very precisely.

See example ebay item : 160221600446

these feet come in several varieties (slant, short, long
shank) and with either a (straight stitch hole or zig zag
slot )sometimes you can also find them included in old singer
and greist accesory sets if you can not find the foot by itself.

That is the simplest solution.


2. use my hemstitcher foot which has a ZZ slot

i would guide the edge of the fabric under the hemfolder part
along the inside edge of the long toe and adjust my needle to hit
the fabric at the desired position.

3. using the bias or tape binder foot

The singer binder foot has one similar slot like the
edgestitcher foot out front to guide the fabric and of course not
feeding and binder or bias tape and then position the needle to
sew at the desired point.

hth
robb




Posted by sewer12 on April 12, 2008, 5:51 am
sewer12 had written this in response to
http://www.www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Re-Edgestitching-at-1-16-31053-.htm :

robb wrote:

>> Many times I gauge my edgestitching at 1/8" using the narrow
>> toe of a
>> presser foot, but now I want to go to 1/16" for a big
>> project.
> I see
>> "compensating" edgestitch feet for industrial machines,
>> but
> can't find
>> one for either an older low or high post Singer, although
>> Bernina and
>> Husquvarna talks about them.
>>
>> How do you do it? Eyeball it? I'm not that good at that, but
>> I'm pretty
>> good at falling off the edge. Grrr..
>> Maybe I have to grind down one of my duplicate feet to narrow
>> up the toe
>> and use that for a guide?
>>
>> I'd like to have a fence built into the foot, or maybe use an
>> auxiliary
>> fence. Does that work for you? I'm trying to cut down on my
>> experimentation to save time and maybe someone has a trick or
>> two.
>>
>> Thanks, JPBill
>>

> hello i am no expert at in anyones mind but i have couple of
> different feet i might try to accomplish this task.

> 1. Old Singer and Greist feet called **edgestitcher feet**
> (greist says --- "edge-stitcher")
> the foot has a side to side adjustable, long, wide, raised,
> flat piece of metal out in front of the foot with multiple
> graduated slots that allow you to piece together or steer fabric
> into the sewing part very precisely.

> See example ebay item : 160221600446

> these feet come in several varieties (slant, short, long
> shank) and with either a (straight stitch hole or zig zag
> slot )sometimes you can also find them included in old singer
> and greist accesory sets if you can not find the foot by itself.

> That is the simplest solution.


> 2. use my hemstitcher foot which has a ZZ slot

> i would guide the edge of the fabric under the hemfolder part
> along the inside edge of the long toe and adjust my needle to hit
> the fabric at the desired position.

> 3. using the bias or tape binder foot

> The singer binder foot has one similar slot like the
> edgestitcher foot out front to guide the fabric and of course not
> feeding and binder or bias tape and then position the needle to
> sew at the desired point.

> hth
> robb



I use my edgejoiningfoot which I keep the blade at the edge of the fabric,
move my needle position which I've measured and then just go on.


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