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Posted by robb on August 11, 2009, 3:34 pm
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> singersewingshoppe had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Help-with-a-Singer-Touch-and-Sew-630-chainstich-images-inc-42359-.htm
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> :
> Chainstitching with a Touch & Sew requires:
> 1. A bobbin insert that replaces the bobbin.
> A flat metal plate that goes inside the bobbin case.
> 2. A chain stitching needle plate.
> A new needle plate that has a special finger on the underside
that
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> interrupts the thread for chaining to occur.
> 3. A chain stitching thread guide. This lengthens the needle
thread on
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> each stitch so that a chain can be formed.
> It doesn't sound like you have all the parts needed for
chainstitching.
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> There is a seperate "Chainstitching Manual" for the complete
process. It
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> is a FREE download.
> Singer Sewing Shoppe
The OP's pictures and description show that the OP has all those
parts ?
The *extra* "Chainstitching Manual" does not have anymore useful
information for setup of chainstitch than the manual pages shown
by OP, though it does have useful hints/tips on how to use
chainstitching for sewing projects once it is working.
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> Mina Prefect wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I'm having so much trouble getting the chain stitch to work
and
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> > honestly I
> > have no idea what I'm doing wrong as I'm following the manual
100%
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> > exactly.
> > The instructions manual pages on the subject are here:
> > http://kansaigal.net/sewinghelp/sewinghelp08.jpg
> > I've taken pictures to show what I've been doing.
> > http://kansaigal.net/sewinghelp/sewinghelp01.jpg
> > Throat plate is put in, flush with the operating surface.
Set to the
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> > "regular" position.
> > http://kansaigal.net/sewinghelp/sewinghelp02.jpg
> > Bobbin case cover is put in, little knobly bit is facing
right.
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> > http://kansaigal.net/sewinghelp/sewinghelp03.jpg
> > Machine is threaded with chain stitch thread guide.
> > http://kansaigal.net/sewinghelp/sewinghelp04.jpg
> > stitch pattern is AK, stitch width is 3, stitch length is 8,
presser
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> > foot
> > is general purpose
> > In this case, the presser foot pressure is set to 4, the
needle-thread
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> > tension is 6.
> > Needle size is 90/14, thread is "50" mercerized cotton.
> > Sewing is started on the very edge of the fabric, and nothing
is
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> > visibly
> > wrong yet.
> > http://kansaigal.net/sewinghelp/sewinghelp05.jpg
> > Fabric is bunching horribly, in fact, fabric is no longer
moving at
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> > all.
> > http://kansaigal.net/sewinghelp/sewinghelp06.jpg
> > When removed from the machine, the loops are much too large.
> > http://kansaigal.net/sewinghelp/sewinghelp07.jpg
> > Excess thread is stuck beneath the throat plate.
> > I've attempted adjusting the needle-thread tension at various
settings;
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> > 0,
> > 2, 4, 6, 8 (thread snaps immediately) but the basic problem
is that
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> > there
> > is excess thread accumulating under the throat plates no
matter what
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> > the
> > tension settings are. (I've also tried changing the presser
foot
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> > settings
> > as well, no change.)
> > I have no idea what is going wrong here. Any help would be
GREATLY
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> > appreciated.
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> Sewing is started on the very edge of the fabric, and nothing is visibly
> wrong yet.
>