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Change Your Sewing Needle: Why a Bent // Dull Needle Negatively Affects a Sewing Machine Stitch-Making Ability (opens the original)
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Whenever I troubleshoot a sewing machine, the first thing I do is change the sewing needle. Why?Because even if you have the finest sewing machine in the world, with all the settings perfectly dialed to factory specs, a needle that is bent or dull will inevitably cause of poor stitch quality.Consider it sewing machine troubleshooting 101. Before you rack your brain trying to figure what’s going wrong with your sewing machine, eliminate the variable of bent//dull needle by inserting a brand new n
What machine would I sell to my own mother? If she was a quilter. (opens the original)
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The other day, I was working the sales floor, demoing sewing machines for a woman who was looking to upgrade her entry level machine to something with a larger throat and more quilting features. Ultimately, she found herself debating between a Janome machine versus a Bernina machine, and she couldn’t make up her mind. Finally, somewhat exasperated, she asked me:“Which machine would you sell me if I was your mother?”Incredible question. Incredible model for selling sewing machines. What machine w
Perfect Stitch Quality on Every Fabric (opens the original)
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If you have been a consistent reader of The Sewing Machine Newsletter, you have probably heard me wax poetic about Automatic Thread Delivery, extolling it as the greatest technology to grace the sewing world in the past half-century.I briefly mentioned it last week in my article regarding the “automatic tension” feature found on many modern sewing machines. Prior to that, I have touched on it in numerous articles related to Baby Lock and developments to sewing machine & serger technology over t
Automatic Tension on Sewing Machines (opens the original)
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Many modern sewing machines tout “automatic tension” as a feature. On the upper tension dial, which is typically numbered 1 through 9/10, with 1 being the lightest tension and 9/10 being the heaviest tension, you will see a slot on the dial that says “auto” or “automatic”.<di
How did Baby Lock get its name? (opens the original)
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How did Baby Lock get its name?At least once a week, we get asked the same question about Baby Lock-- specifically, why on earth would a sewing machine company be called “Baby Lock” in the first place? How did Baby Lock get its name?It’s actually a neat story, and it starts in 1950s with Juki, one of the most promin
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