machines with fully adjustable serpentine stitch
11-21-2014, 11:16 AM
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I have the basic serpentine stitch on my Janome 6500 and it reverts to a 2.2 stitch length. That is much too tight to do stitch over the ditch. It is also a bloody nightmare if you have to remove some of the stitching!
What is the difference between fully adjustable serpentine and a "regular" serpentine? I have a Janome 6600 and it has a serpentine. Why would you want it adjusted?
11-21-2014, 01:14 PM
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I don't know about those models but my Janome 6600 does not have a built in serpentine stitch. At least not a nice one-the one it has is really narrow and small. I have one programmed in though, which I guess makes it fully customizable but I'd prefer a better built in one. It's my favorite stitch for sewing over the ditch.
11-21-2014, 01:19 PM
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Viking and Pfaff machines have an adjustable serpentine stitch. I have the Pfaff Quilt Expression 4.2, has the 10" throat, built in walking foot(IDT). This is the machine I use for quilting and piecing.
11-21-2014, 09:47 PM
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I don't know about those models but my Janome 6600 does not have a built in serpentine stitch. At least not a nice one-the one it has is really narrow and small. I have one programmed in though, which I guess makes it fully customizable but I'd prefer a better built in one. It's my favorite stitch for sewing over the ditch.
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11-22-2014, 05:32 AM
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I googled it to see which stitch you meant, i never thought of using this stitch for binding before. I am definitely going to try it out. Don't you just love when someone's question opens your eyes to all kinds of new possibilities
11-22-2014, 09:21 PM
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Here is the comparison. The one on the right is the built in serpentine on the 6600 with a stitch width of 7. Default is 5 I think, and the length can't be made any bigger. The one on the left is the programmed serpentine using mode 2, stitch 14, with stitch width and length adjustments.
Basically you are programming multiple stitches with every stitch being the same stitch number, but with a different stitch width. Stitch lengths stay the same.
Basically you are programming multiple stitches with every stitch being the same stitch number, but with a different stitch width. Stitch lengths stay the same.
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