longarm quilting
#5
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I don't know about the longarm ............ though for my DSM, if the needle gets gummed up some, then I just wipe it with an alcohol swab and continue on.
I thought that the way the LA makes the sandwich, there was no need for any basting (thread or spray) before quilting. Perhaps someone would explain to me why??
I thought that the way the LA makes the sandwich, there was no need for any basting (thread or spray) before quilting. Perhaps someone would explain to me why??
#7
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
It won't gum up your needle. I have used basting spray occasionally on my longarm setup -- mostly when I was experimenting with floating the top.
If you want to use it on the sides of your quilt, it won't do any harm; I'm just not sure it will do you a whole lot of good. What I have found is that I need to apply side clamps to my quilt to keep everything squared.
If you want to use it on the sides of your quilt, it won't do any harm; I'm just not sure it will do you a whole lot of good. What I have found is that I need to apply side clamps to my quilt to keep everything squared.
#8
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,585
Ditto what Prism said - side clamps.
My frame came with two awful tiny square black clamps, attached with elastic and velcro. I found them difficult to operate and they did not hold tension evenly. I took them off the elastic and replaced them with potato chip bag clamps, wide, grippy, and much easier to operate.
My frame came with two awful tiny square black clamps, attached with elastic and velcro. I found them difficult to operate and they did not hold tension evenly. I took them off the elastic and replaced them with potato chip bag clamps, wide, grippy, and much easier to operate.
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