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Kathy Skagen
Hello all, Does anyone know if the automatic thread cutter can be turned off for a purchased design? I am stitching out some redline designs on white and the knots are very large and bulky, I'm afraid that they will show through the back of the completed design. Thanks! Kathy
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favymtz
Yes you can turn it off! Just go to Settings/Embroidery/page through til you get to Thread Cutting and choose your settings that you want/make sure to say ok before exiting the screen Favymtz
On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 4:23 PM Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...> wrote:
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Favymtz
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Kathy Skagen
Thanks, Favy!
On Monday, January 17, 2022, 05:36:16 PM CST, favymtz <favymtz@...> wrote:
Yes you can turn it off! Just go to Settings/Embroidery/page through til you get to Thread Cutting and choose your settings that you want/make sure to say ok before exiting the screen Favymtz On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 4:23 PM Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...> wrote:
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favymtz
To reduce the blobs on the back You also might want to make sure and pull up the bobbin thread at the beginning of each color stop. Use the One Stitch function or do it manually. ~f
On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 5:07 PM Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...> wrote:
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Favymtz
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Kathy Skagen
Hi Favy, Would that be pulling the bobbin thread up to the top of the hoop? I do pull the bobbin thread up every time I thread the machine. But I'm getting big knotty blobs on the back of the design when the machine cuts the thread to go to another area of the design. The design is all one color so no color changes. Thanks, Kathy
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 07:53:17 AM CST, favymtz <favymtz@...> wrote:
To reduce the blobs on the back You also might want to make sure and pull up the bobbin thread at the beginning of each color stop. Use the One Stitch function or do it manually. ~f On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 5:07 PM Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...> wrote:
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Pixey
I am not Favy, but I know exactly what stitch blob you are talking about. This is why I usually turn off jump stitch cutting in settings and trim my jump stitches manually anytime the back will show.
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On Jan 18, 2022, at 1:41 PM, Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...> wrote:
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Kathy Skagen
Thanks, Pixey. I have been doing that for almost 20 years on my MC 10001, so it won't be difficult to continue just cutting the jump stitches myself.
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I was concerned that something was wrong with my cutter so your response has eased that worry! Kathy
On Jan 18, 2022, at 2:00 PM, Pixey via groups.io <pixeyam@...> wrote:
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favymtz
Yes, Kathy, that’s what I meant, pulling up the bobbin thread always means to the top of the fabric! If you’re getting lot’s of jumps you may want to redigitize it using the Redwork tool in Hatch. Favymtz
On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 12:41 PM Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...> wrote:
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Kathy Skagen
Good to know. So would that apply to all embroidery--every time I embroider, I should pull the bobbin thread up through the fabric? I was taught to pull the bobbin thread up like you do in sewing a garment. So this is very good to know. I am interested to see the difference. Kathy
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 06:48:30 PM CST, favymtz <favymtz@...> wrote:
Yes, Kathy, that’s what I meant, pulling up the bobbin thread always means to the top of the fabric! If you’re getting lot’s of jumps you may want to redigitize it using the Redwork tool in Hatch. Favymtz On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 12:41 PM Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...> wrote:
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Beth
It does not have to be done for all embroidery if you don’t want the knot on back you will have to do so. As a matter of habit, I do it ALL the time.
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favymtz
It all depends on what I'm making if I pull the bobbin thread up. I mostly do pull it up, and as Beth said if the knot on the back will be something you don't want, then by all means pull it up! In fact, most of the time I pull up the bobbin thread for everything when I sew as well, not just in embroidery. The little knot *I also call it a goober* is formed because of the tiny amount of thread tail that the thread cutter leaves. There are 3 ways I know of to eliminate it while sewing, or at least minimize the goober:
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On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 4:15 AM Beth <beth_weigt@...> wrote: It does not have to be done for all embroidery if you don’t want the knot on back you will have to do so. As a matter of habit, I do it ALL the time. --
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Ceil J
You can also use a leader/ender to stop those goobers.
On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 8:35 AM favymtz <favymtz@...> wrote:
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Kathy Skagen
I am definitely going to start doing that because I don't like the goober no matter what I'm sewing! Lol! I did see a video in which the lady pulled the thread up and attached it to the thread holder but she never said why. So that now makes sense. Thank you for these tips! Kathy
On Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 07:34:54 AM CST, favymtz <favymtz@...> wrote:
It all depends on what I'm making if I pull the bobbin thread up. I mostly do pull it up, and as Beth said if the knot on the back will be something you don't want, then by all means pull it up! In fact, most of the time I pull up the bobbin thread for everything when I sew as well, not just in embroidery. The little knot *I also call it a goober* is formed because of the tiny amount of thread tail that the thread cutter leaves. There are 3 ways I know of to eliminate it while sewing, or at least minimize the goober:
Favymtz On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 4:15 AM Beth <beth_weigt@...> wrote: It does not have to be done for all embroidery if you don’t want the knot on back you will have to do so. As a matter of habit, I do it ALL the time. -- Favymtz
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Kathy Skagen
Hi Ceil, What is that and how does it work? Kathy
On Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 10:11:41 AM CST, Ceil J <cjancola@...> wrote:
You can also use a leader/ender to stop those goobers. On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 8:35 AM favymtz <favymtz@...> wrote:
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Ceil J
Kathy,
Leaders are small pieces of fabric that you put under you needle to begin to sew and then you sew off (leaving a few stitches in between) onto your project. It's very useful to use to begin and end chain piecing. You then end your project with another small bit (or the same one snipped from the beginning). There is a well-known quilter named Bonnie Hunter (Quiltville) who may have coined this phrase but the technique has been used for years. She makes many quilts this way using, for example, 2.5 inch blocks right sides together as her leaders and enders and ending up with "bonus blocks" that she can later sew into a quilt. I use very small scraps to do this when possible as I don't have to deal with those messes at the beginning or the end. Ceil
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Kathy Skagen
Thank you Ceil. That's a really good idea! I think I could learn a lot from you quilters. :-) Kathy
On Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 03:04:56 PM CST, Ceil J <cjancola@...> wrote:
Kathy, Leaders are small pieces of fabric that you put under you needle to begin to sew and then you sew off (leaving a few stitches in between) onto your project. It's very useful to use to begin and end chain piecing. You then end your project with another small bit (or the same one snipped from the beginning). There is a well-known quilter named Bonnie Hunter (Quiltville) who may have coined this phrase but the technique has been used for years. She makes many quilts this way using, for example, 2.5 inch blocks right sides together as her leaders and enders and ending up with "bonus blocks" that she can later sew into a quilt. I use very small scraps to do this when possible as I don't have to deal with those messes at the beginning or the end. Ceil
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Fiona Williams
Stupid question likely but when you use leaders how do you lock your stitches at the beginning and end of each block or is this not required when sewing the blocks?
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Fiona
On Jan 19, 2022, at 4:27 PM, Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...> wrote:
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favymtz
Generally when piecing quilt blocks you don't backstitch/lock the stitches at the beginning & end. The reason is that the seams will be crossed, and secured when the pieces are sewn to other pieces. The only time that they are locked is when inserting blocks like Y Seams, diamonds, or other odd angles. Favymtz
On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 4:43 AM Fiona Williams via groups.io <f.taylorwilliams=icloud.com@groups.io> wrote:
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Fiona Williams
Thank you
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On Jan 20, 2022, at 9:31 AM, favymtz <favymtz@...> wrote:
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Kathy Strabel
Hello Janomie Homies----
I feel I need to make a comment about the use of "leaders". In the "old days", we never had to use leaders to keep our fabric from being eaten by the needle plate's hole. You just placed the fabric under the foot and sewed--either with a few backstitches, or without. You could stitch the whole seam, arrive at the end of the seam, activate your reverse stitch and be done without getting a thread "blob" on the back or your fabric stuck in the needleplate. Newer machines seem to be incapable of doing this,no matter if the machine is the TOL model or lower on the price spectrum. This is soooooooo frustrating!!! Also, when I see people posting and asking how to eliminate the fabric being pushed down into the needleplate, the answer is frequently to use the straight stitch plate. Seems logical, except if you are using a zigzag or lightning stitch. You cannot use the straight stitch plate with those stitches. I frequently sew on poly/Lycra performance fabrics with a lightning stitch. In order to NOT get the fabric swallowed by the needle plate, I have to start my sewing 1/2" in from the edge and then stop it 1/2" from the end. Then turn the fabric 180 degrees, and sew the open 1/2" from its beginning to the very edge of the fabric. Usually this works, but sometimes it does still get swallowed. Can't the design engineers figure out how to eliminate this annoying problem??!! Since older machines did not have the problem, why are our "new, improved" models shackled with this bothersome glitch? My sewing rant for the day, directed at all readers, not specifically Favymtz. Thank you----and Happy Sewing To All Kathy Strabel Camas WA
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