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Re: loops in satin stitching
Anne Parker <annegparker@...>
Hi Heather I'm new to the 15000 too ( have been sewing since 1961 on machines made from 1883 to 1992 and now the 15000) - and have't tried the satin stitches - just wondering what foot you are using and whether you have tried the purple tip (90/14) needle? (not that I have!) Are you using bobbin thread or same as your top thread - there are so many variables - including the individual machines! Tension setting on one will not necessarily be the same on another - have you played with the tension. Will have to give the satin sitches a go tomorrow - I got a case of Mettler thread with my machine - sizes 30, 40, 50 and 60 so will see what works the best. Anne www.sewingtales.wordpress.com in Stubbington, UK With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. "Desiderata" Max Ehrmann
On 29 November 2014 at 13:28, hktodd@... [janome12000] <janome12000@...> wrote:
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Re: loops in satin stitching
sewbad54 <no_reply@...>
Hi Heather On page 152 in the manual it tells you when in embroidery mode to reduce the speed of the machine when doing narrow zigzag ( satin stitch) as it warps the stitches at high speeds, which might be why you are having problems. I don't think anything is wrong with your machine, I think all 15000 do this as this issue was raised by another class member when I went for my training on my 15000. Hope this helps. Maureen
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Re: WiFi
mimi jo
Jim, who answers without wires, please explain whether or not AcuMonitor will monitor only built in designs on the MC15K or will monitor any .jef design? In addition, please advise again the steps necessary to do V2 upgrade and any other upgrades on the MC15000. Third inquiry, is there some incompatibility between Horizon Link Suite and 5D Professional software by Husqnarna Viking? I no longer can open .jef designs in 5D. They automatically go to HLS. Thanks in
advance, and hope you had a thankful Thanksgiving, Mimi Ever thankful for members like you, Jim says: 1. AcuMonitor doesn't care what design you are monitoring. It simply reports what the machine is doing. Please keep in mind that it cannot report on things like the thread getting caught or fabric falling into the hoop. The surest way to have an embroidery disaster is to start a long embroidery and then leave for an extended period. 2. All machine updates are simple if you follow the instructions. Most people can get the update installed and copied, but only a select few actually click the "Instructions" button in the update utility, which spells out in words and pictures step by step exactly what to do. Follow those steps and don't touch the machine until the "Finish" appears on screen and you'll be fine. 3. This is a Windows issue. The program installed last is chosen to be the one to open a particular file type with. To get it back to 5D, just right click on a JEF design and choose "Open with". Choose 5D from the pop-up and make sure the "Always use" box is checked. That should do the trick.
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Re: Janome 15000 purchase
Carol Selby
I just purchased a new Janome 12000 yesterday and have found that the instruction manual does not give me the detailed information that I desire (I am one of the older generation that READS the manual!) I looked on the internet for a technical manual or a teaching DVD / website that would have projects using various settings to learn the flexibility of the machine. I get free lessons at my dealer but he is 30 miles away and I like to learn some things on my own. Speaking from the Shameless Commerce Division, Jim says: You might find our 12000 DVDs useful. They can be ordered here.
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loops in satin stitching
JoAnn Novak
I hold on to the thread so there is a
little tension on it, so does not cause loops.
Hope this is what you needed. I do this because the loops do not always happen but is frustrating when it does so helps prevent loops. JoAnn Life's biggest decision is what you do
with Jesus.
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loops in satin stitching
hktodd@...
Im new to my 15000. I also have a viking topaz 50 so I'm not new to embroidery. On my 15k Im getting loops/loose threads in my satin stitches. It's not alot, but here and there. Im using the yellow dot bobbin holder. Any thoughts what is causing this and how to prevent it?
Heather
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Jim: Ignore previous question from Janice
Janice Mawhiney
Hi Jim
I fixed it myself! The first step was to make a cup of tea to clear my brain. Janice
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Yellow bobbin holder HELP!
Janice Mawhiney
Hi
I have been changing my bobbin holder to do embroidery with great success. Today when I changed it to the yellow dot holder I forgot to put thread in. I caught this after about 3 stitches. But now my holder seems very stuck and I can't move it at all. What have I done? And what can I do? Many thanks Janice
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Re: Re phone wallet
Virginia
Coleen do not be discouraged. I have made numerous ones of this phone wallet and if you do the 2 steps (one the tab in the 4x4) and then the rest in your SQ hoop you will do fine. Go to the Embroidery Garden website and be sure the PDF you downloaded is the most current how you can find out if it is is to contact Reen the owner of the website and she will be sure to help. It is not difficult once you make one. (p.s after the initial download she sent us an updated one. Also cut your phone fabrics a little bit larger you can always cut them back that might make it a little easier to handle.)
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If I can help do not hesitate.
Virginia
-----Original Message----- From: Colleen Bulman newfiddler@... [janome12000] To: janome12000 Sent: Thu, Nov 27, 2014 11:14 pm Subject: Re: [janome12000] Re phone wallet Hi Jim Glad you had an excessive Thanksgiving day I don't feel so bad after all and Christmas is next. Thanks heaps for your reply. CB
Sent from my iPad
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Re: Metallic thread shredding/breaking - Help
dbosio <dbosio@...>
I really have not had a problem with metalic thread breaking or shredding on my 12000 or my new 15000. I have used Madeira and Floriani metalic threads on an external thread stand placed near the macine to the left side of the machine. I did the whole Golden Tapistry by AnitaGoodesign with metalic Madeira thread without a problem. But, I recently took a Floriani class in which the teacher stated we should turn the spool of metalic thread upside down on a vertical spool thread holder, off the machine, to stop the thread from breaking or shredding. It takes the kinks out of the thread as it comes off the spool. I have not tried it yet, but I have heard from a friend that it works. Delores Sent from Samsung tablet
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Re: Re phone wallet.
Denise wood
Yes that is correct. I have made this purse and while the finished product is great I found it one of the hardest things I have made and the instructions quite confusing!! I am feeling more alert than you Jim as we don’t really celebrate Thanks giving in New Zealand.
Cheers Denise
From: janome12000@... [mailto:janome12000@...]
Sent: Friday, 28 November 2014 7:04 a.m. To: janome12000@... Subject: [janome12000] Re phone wallet.
Further to my original ? I have just looked on the website embroidery garden and the description for this ph wallet says the tab is made with the 4x4 hoop and the rest in the 5x7 hoop. So would I do the tab in the sq14 and the rest in the sq23. Correct me if I am wrong please. I must say it keeps the old brain active. Cheers CB Sent from my iPad
Slowly sliding under the table, just before passing out Jim manages to say: Yes.
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Janome 15000 purchase
Vikki Youngmeyer
Santa’s being good to me and letting me upgrade from the 12000 to the 15000; however I will need to trade in the 12000. I purchased the DVDs for the 12000 when they first came out. Can I include them with the trade-in? Without the 12000 I will have no use for them, and have enough CDs DVDs to collect dust for the next millennium!
I will be needing those self-same items for the 15000. Can you give me a link as to where I can order them? Or are they in a different format?
Vikki Youngmeyer Houston, TX In his best "Ho ho ho" voice, Jim says: Congratulations on being Santa's favorite! Yes you can absolutely include your DVDs with the trade. The 15000 videos are in the form of an iPad app, which you can learn about here. In the US your new 15000 should come with a shiny new iPad as well. ___
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Re: Re phone wallet.
Colleen
I am so embarrassed hope you are ok. Thanks CB Sent from my iPad
On 28/11/2014, at 7:04 am, "Colleen Bulman newfiddler@... [janome12000]" <janome12000@...> wrote:
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Re: Re phone wallet
Colleen
Hi Jim Glad you had an excessive Thanksgiving day I don't feel so bad after all and Christmas is next. Thanks heaps for your reply. CB Sent from my iPad
On 28/11/2014, at 6:55 am, "Colleen Bulman newfiddler@... [janome12000]" <janome12000@...> wrote:
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Re phone wallet.
Colleen
Further to my original ? I have just looked on the website embroidery garden and the description for this ph wallet says the tab is made with the 4x4 hoop and the rest in the 5x7 hoop. So would I do the tab in the sq14 and the rest in the sq23. Correct me if I am wrong please. I must say it keeps the old brain active. Cheers CB Sent from my iPad
Slowly sliding under the table, just before passing out Jim manages to say: Yes.
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Re phone wallet
Colleen
I am in the throes of making the phone wallet from embroidery garden. It is all quite confusing.Has anybody else made one of these. It says in the start of the instructions to place the wide tab into emb machine in the 4x4 hoop. I think it says on the web site for the 5x7 hoop and they told me the next size up is fine. I have the 15000. So would I use the sq14 hoop or the sq23 for this project. I don't have the 5x7 hoop which I explained to them and they said 23 would be fine. And in the instructions it says the 4x4 hoop. What a dilemma as I am excited to do this but not sure of hoop size. If someone can help me here I would very much like to hear from them. Jim. Are you there??? Colleen B Sent from my iPad
Nearly comatose from Thanksgiving excesses, Jim is "there" enough to say: It sounds like there is a disconnect between the instructions for the project and the actual construction. We have no experience with this project, so there's not much to offer on that front. Yes you can use the SQ23 in place of a 5 x 7.
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Re: Metallic thread shredding/breaking - Help
Pat Bryant
I find that the farther my metallic thread is from my machine, the
better it sews! I have good luck with any brand doing this. The
ladies used to laugh at me when I had my store, up until they watched me sew
Sulky thread at full speed.
Pat SewAmused@...
In a message dated 11/26/2014 1:05:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
janome12000@... writes:
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Re: Metallic thread shredding/breaking - Help
Anne Parker <annegparker@...>
Julia What you need is the Superior Thread Stand. I find it wonderful as it enables you to feed the thread off from the top for crosswound or from the side for straight wound - I bought it from Barnyarns in UK for £20.95 which is quite expensive but worth every penny and you should be able to find it easily in US. I use it all the time on my vintage machines that only have vertical pins and on my modern machines that have the major pin horizontal. I find the vertical pin on both my Elna Diva and the 15000k fiddly to actually put on the machine - it's much easier to use the Superior one. You can see it here - http://www.barnyarns.co.uk/superior-thread-stand-cones-reels.html and there is a link to some videos showing it in use. What I really like about it is the top thread guide is adjustable and I can even place that over my horizontal spool pin to feed it to the first thread guide on my machines so the thread is coming from the 'normal' place - I have a photo here on my blog showing what I mean on my Elna Diva - http://sewingtales.wordpress.com/useful-tools/ - you'll need to look a bit down the page. You can place it where ever you want - back, side or front of your machine - which ever suits. Anne www.sewingtales.wordpress.comWith all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. "Desiderata" Max Ehrmann
On 26 November 2014 at 13:40, juliadlf1 <no_reply@...> wrote:
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Re: Metallic thread shredding/breaking - Help
blue_lak <no_reply@...>
Jim, I don't quite understand what you mean by "extra spool pin through the round tray"? If I put the spool pin in the hole on top of the machine, then the spool is horizontal. And do you mean to put the felt onto the pin before the thread spool, or something else? thanks Jan in MD - MC12000 Answering from a horizontal position, Jim says: The extra spool pin on the 12000 is completely different from that on the 15000. As you noted, it's horizontal and will not be any better for feeding metallic than the optional vertical stand on the back of the machine. The 15000 has a pin that goes into the machine vertically and comes with a tray that goes under the pin. For the 12000 a good substitute would be a 3rd party vertical spool stand with a long "antenna" that the thread can go through. Taking metallic thread over a large distance tends to mitigate the knotting problem and will help with breakage.
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Re: Metallic thread shredding/breaking - Help
juliadlf1 <no_reply@...>
Jim: The problem with putting the spool on the horizontal holder is the bottom of the thread spool is not slim to fit on it correctly. It has the wide bottom like most manufacturers produce now for embroidery thread instead of the small spools.
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I'll have to go and see if I can find a horizontal holder for the top that can accommodate the larger spool bottoms. Not sure if Janome even produces something like that but will take a look. Thanks for the help. Julia NY-MC12000 ---In janome12000@..., <vinjosew@...> wrote : I have some metallic thread from BFC
and have no problems. Slow your machine done more to see if that helps. JoAnn Life's biggest decision is what you do
with Jesus.
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