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Re: Hands on workshop on 12000 and 15000
Cheryl Paul
Do you have Jim and Diane's DVD or APP - they will solve all those issues as they address most of them and very thoroughly.
Cheryl - Saskatoon ---In janome12000@..., <pble2000@...> wrote : Robyn, I'm trying to remember some of the basic things that puzzled me when my machine was new last fall. - Do show them how to attach the tiny plastic feet [the ones where you hook them in the back before you snap them on] - Demo changing bobbin case and how to clean that area - Practice using the combining feature and all the interesting/useful behind the scenes info available on that screen [the length that can be adjusted] - Talk some about the Janome needles and their specific uses. We all think we 'know' needles but ... - How to best use the programmed stitches in the Application/Tee shirt icon - Using the AcuFeed feet [when to use one over another - Using the iPad apps, AcuDesign, etc. - Demo Jim & Diane's 'well worth the money' app and FootBook as well Too much? Just some thoughts from a recent owner. Patti |
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Re: Knee lift
karenj33857@...
These places are to show you photos of what a swim noodle is. I hope I'm doing this right.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_toys-and-games?ie=UTF8&field-brandtextbin=Tundra&node=165793011
http://www.nationaldiscountpoolsupplies.com/pool-noodles.html?gclid=CNnJwqGtm8MCFaHm7AodDkoA7g |
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Re: Knee lift
Anne Parker <annegparker@...>
Thanks to all who replied about the 'noodles' - it just shows I haven't been in a swimming pool for a while - off to a spa weekend in March so maybe they'll have some there! :0) Mags I'm very familiar with that pipe insulation (another of my hobbies is DIY) and actually have some in the garage. I will try that first once I get my machine in it's final postion so I can test out the knee lifter properly and see how much closer I would like it to be. Still sorting out the sewing studio at the moment. If that doesn't work I'll try the noodle and the sponge - I think that at least would put the point of contact in the right place. 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 |
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Re: Knee lift
Theresa Turnbull
Hi all
In the summer they are in Tesco/Sainsburys etc and swimming pool stores
have them.
They are about a metre long and made of stiffish polystyrene
Yours
Theresa
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Re: Knee lift--Anne in UK
Sarah A. Smith <sarahannsmith@...>
What is a spaghetti noodle thing. I've never heard of one in UK.
Anne Anne, it’s a thick foam “noodle”…. maybe 3 inches thick, with a hole up the center. Used as a toy or flotation device in a pool. You can use a bread knife to slice 6 inches off and then slice an opening to the hole in the center (to fit the piece over the bottom end of the knee lever). Foam pipe insulation in the US is usually sold in 4 foot lengths, black foam, not as big a diameter as the pool noodle, but they already have the lengthwise slit in them. HTH! Cheers, Sarah Check out my DVD: Art Quilt Design: From Photo to Threadwork Author of bestseller ThreadWork Unraveled website and blog: http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog e-mail: sarah@... |
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Re: Hands on workshop on 12000 and 15000
Sarah A. Smith <sarahannsmith@...>
My two favorite things on the 15000 are the outstanding lighting and the extension table. There is something in the plastic that makes it more “slippy” than any other I’ve ever used. I told Janome (I am affiliated with them as a teacher, author yada yada) that they should start making ALL their tables in this plastic—it is simply PERFECT.
And I second the information on How to best use the programmed stitches in the Application/Tee shirt icon. Folks also need to understand how to access the adjustments so they can alter tension as needed, the height of the QO/QC feet, etc. Cheers, Sarah Check out my DVD: Art Quilt Design: From Photo to Threadwork Author of bestseller ThreadWork Unraveled website and blog: http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog e-mail: sarah@... |
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Re: 15000 Bobbin Jumping and Tension Issues
Sarah A. Smith <sarahannsmith@...>
Cas, I teach machine quilting a lot and Anne in the UK has given a lot of great advice, all of it spot on. (Anne—wish we were closer, I’m in Maine in the NE of the US. Would be fun to meet you!) Anyway, the blue dot bobbin case has tighter tension that the red, and the yellow is (I believe) even tighter than the red arrow. (also wrote a book on thread that has been a bestseller…it has a honkin’ long section just on tension!) Which bobbin case to use depends on what threads you are using, not whether you are free motion quilting so much. In embroidery one uses a much finer thread in the bobbin, so you need a tighter bobbin case tension setting than you would if using 50 or 40 weight threads (thicker). So choosing which case and what needle tension setting is a function of what threads you are using. When selecting threads for quilting, you don’t have to use the exact same thread in the needle and the bobbin, but I prefer to NOT have the weights vary by more than 20. For example, if I am using a 40-wt Trilobal poly in the needle, such as the Superior Threads I use most of the time, I won’t use anything thinner than a 60-wt thread in the bobbin. If I were to use something heavier in the needle such as King Tut, which is (I forget) either a 30 or 35-wt cotton, I would use a 50-wt cotton in the bobbin—the difference in weight being 15-20. It just isnt’ a fair fight to ask the machine to handle say a #100 silk or a 60-wt Bottom Line in the bobbin and a 30 weight King Tut in the needle. The other variable here besides the two tension settings (bobbin case and needle thread) and which threads (100 or 60 or 50 wt in the bobbin, anything from 100 to 60 to 50 to 40 to 30 or even thicker in the needle) is YOU. Each person has an individual style of moving. You need to get yourself and your movements to work with the machinery—that’s the part where practice comes in. As Anne mentioned, with circles, an irregular speed moving the quilt can lead to eyelashes/laddering, where the bobbin thread can get pulled to the top or, more often, the needle thread is pulled down and makes eyelashes on the bottom when you go around a curve to fast. The same thing happens when one takes a curved off-ramp too fast—you feel the back end of the car pulling. Same idea with the thread. Hope this helps! Cheers, Sarah Check out my DVD: Art Quilt Design: From Photo to Threadwork Author of bestseller ThreadWork Unraveled website and blog: http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog e-mail: sarah@...
Hoping not to get pulled to the top or laddered, Jim says: Actually the blue dot case tension is LOOSER than either the red or yellow. See this page for details. It reduces the pull of the bobbin and is good for the "eyelash" problem mentioned. |
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Re: Hands on workshop on 12000 and 15000--Anne in the UK
Sarah A. Smith <sarahannsmith@...>
Anne—about the knee lever..buy a pool noodle or some foam pipe insulation and cut a piece to go over the handle of the knee lever. That will permit you to “adjust” the position by bringing it closer to your knee.
Cheers, Sarah Check out my DVD: Art Quilt Design: From Photo to Threadwork Author of bestseller ThreadWork Unraveled website and blog: http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog e-mail: sarah@... |
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Re: Knee lift
Anne, go to Wickes or B & Q and buy a length of the grey foam insulating water pipe protector, http://www.diy.com/departments/climaflex-plastic-pipe-insulation-l2-m-dia28-mm/182127_BQ.prd or foam tubes, http://www.componentforce.co.uk/category/206/foam-sleeves the latter has smaller internal dimensions. You can also try what a local closing room (shoe uppers) used to do, strap the large yellow car washing sponges to the knee lifts with gaffer tape. Worked really well even if it didn't look pretty. Maggie Cooper UK |
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Re: Designs
Anita Goodesigns are also available on eBay and Amazon. |
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Re: Designs
Beth
Jeannie - yes you do have to buy from a dealer but the website provides a link to find dealers, so that should help
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Re: Nesting underneath embroidery on 12000
Contessa@...
Sorry, still can’t see it! I must be looking in the wrong place! |
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Re: Koala Quilt Mate Plus for Janome MC12000 for sale
Suzanne Revere <srevere@...>
Barb,
Lots of great areas around. Where are u in Eastern WA? Sent from my iPhone |
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Re: Designs
bdake@sbcglobal.net
I thought you had to go through a dealer for their designs. I could be wrong. It wouldn't be the first time and certainly won't be the last. Lol
Jeannie Dake |
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Re: 15000 Bobbin Jumping and Tension Issues
Anne Parker <annegparker@...>
Cas Are you using the QC or QO foot for your FMQ or the hoping foot? I'm just curious as I haven't tried either properly yet, but I did try the QO static foot out when I had a demo and loved it with no spring jumping up and down. With that static foot you can set the height of the foot above the fabric and just have it there - very similar to the way my rocking foot is on the Elna - (that only rocks about 1/8 inch ) and it is not distracting and much more relaxing when FMQing. I'll be interested in hearing how you get on with your blue dot bobbin case. I would think you would still use it when doing the embroidery because on a thicker fabric you would need more thread to make each stitch, and so would need the looser tension the blue dot gives, but I could easily be wrong. I'm sure others will chime in - but even then I would test both out on a spare quilt sandwich and see what works best for you with the threads you are using. 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 Chiming in like Big Ben, Jim says: The blue dot bobbin case has reduced tension for use with free motion embroidery. It should not be used with embroidery, as it will cause the bobbin thread to pull to the top. Diane has done a lot of free motion work in conjunction with the My 15000 app and used the standard red dot case for all of it without any problem. Bobbins jump because the thread is not being pulled off smoothly. In rare cases this can be due to a burr on the bobbin itself, but in 25 years of repairs I found that a jumping bobbin nearly always was due to burrs on the bobbin case, the hook race, the needle plate hole or the foot. When you are sewing at speeds, it doesn't take much of a rough edge to snag the thread just long enough to make it snap, causing the bobbin to jump. |
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Re: Knee lift
Anne Parker <annegparker@...>
Ah just looked on Wikipedia - it says A pool noodle (also known as a water log or woggle in the UK) is a cylindrical piece of polyethylene foam, sometimes hollow. Pool noodles are used by people of all ages while swimming. Still never heard of them though - will have to see if I can find out what they are! - Do you have a phot you can post so we can see what you mean? 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 16 January 2015 at 23:50, Anne Parker <annegparker@...> wrote:
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Re: Knee lift
Anne Parker <annegparker@...>
Karen What is a spaghetti noodle thing. I've never heard of one in UK. 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 16 January 2015 at 17:28, Karen Jenner kjenner565@... [janome12000] <janome12000@...> wrote:
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Re: Designs
Beth
Check www.anitagoodesignonline.com. They also list shoppes that sell. Hope this helps.
Beth Sent from my iPad |
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Re: Nesting underneath embroidery on 12000
Anne Parker <annegparker@...>
Where are you trying to find the hoops? I don't know the 12000 as I only have the 15000 - but I would imagine the basic logic would be the same. If you are just looking at the designs there are no inbuilt designs on it for the 5 x 7 hoop so there is no 5 x 7 hoop there to select - however if you go into the edit embroidery mode I think you should be able to find it listed so you can use it to edit embroideries in. On the 15000 it is on the 2nd page. 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 |
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Designs
Colleen
Hello all I am trying to purchase an Anita Good design but darned if I can see where to purchase and download. Can anyone help me here please. Thank you all. CB
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