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The FeaturesFive stitches. That's all you really need, and you can even get along with just one.
Try to find a machine where the thread is drawn past the top of the spool, rather than pulled from the side. On a domestic that means that the spool is lying on its side. The thread feeds much smoother than if it has to drag against the weight of the spool. ExtrasStraight stitch throat plate. Great if you can get one. Instead of an oval or rectangular hole for the needle to pass through, the hole is just big enough for the needle. If you're sewing with lightweight fabrics it prevents the fabric from being pushed past the throat plate into the mechanism underneath.Buy more bobbins! I don't know how many you have, but buy more. See the next extra... An Extra Spool Stand. Many domestic machines have only one spool holder - some have space for an extra so you can do double-needle, but that extra holder usually has the spool sitting upright, meaning the thread is drawn from the side (see Tip! above). Having that spool stand lets you keep a couple more colors out ready for use, and the thread is pulled off the spool smoothly. Which leads me to my next suggestion...always have one bobbin of the color you're using right now waiting in the wings. If there isn't one, load up your bobbin winder using another spool and let it wind while you sew. If there's already an extra bobbin of that color, look for a color where you could use one (for me, that's always white or black) and start that going. (Some machines will let you do that, some won't.) Never, ever, have only one bobbin in a color. You'll save oodles* of time.
Tip! * oodles: a number greater than one and less than or equal to infinity |
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