Oh my!
02-03-2016, 05:07 AM
#11
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I have a Janome with a thread cutter and I use it when I'm piecing but otherwise not because I want to be able to tie and bury threads when I'm quilting. The tails left on for mine are really two lengths. The ending length is quite short but the threads left when I begin to sew again are longer because they have to reach from the needle to where they've been cut under the throat plate. I don't see how they could be around 1/4" since it is farther from the needle to the thread cutter than that. As for pulling them up to start sewing again I don't do that because they are held in place enough to just start with no problems. Thread cutters are nice in some situations and not so much in others.
02-03-2016, 05:49 AM
#12
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gramajo - you shouldn't have to pull up your threads before starting to sew after you've used the scissor button. It may need some adjusting. Check with your dealer. I use mine all the time and have about only 1/4 inch tail left after it's cut with the scissor button. I have a Janome. Hope you can get it to work the way it should as you will like it then.
02-03-2016, 07:45 AM
#14
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I don't see how they could be around 1/4" since it is farther from the needle to the thread cutter than that
02-03-2016, 11:01 AM
#16
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Hey Kelly,
I have the PC420. It is normal to have a tail after using the automatic cutter. When you push the button to have the thread automatically cut, the needle goes down (if it was stopped in the up position) bringing the threads to the back and then cuts them. It doesn't matter whether you've programmed the needle to stop in up or down position. When you hit the thread cutter button it automatically puts the needle in the down position to bring the threads to the back.
On my PC420 this leaves two tails measuring around an inch or inch and a half on the wrong side of my fabric. When starting a new seam, there is a tail about the same length left on the top side of the fabric.
Rob
I have the PC420. It is normal to have a tail after using the automatic cutter. When you push the button to have the thread automatically cut, the needle goes down (if it was stopped in the up position) bringing the threads to the back and then cuts them. It doesn't matter whether you've programmed the needle to stop in up or down position. When you hit the thread cutter button it automatically puts the needle in the down position to bring the threads to the back.
On my PC420 this leaves two tails measuring around an inch or inch and a half on the wrong side of my fabric. When starting a new seam, there is a tail about the same length left on the top side of the fabric.
Rob
02-03-2016, 11:31 AM
#17
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My new Bernina leaves about a 2in tail on top and maybe a 1/2" tail under the fabric. I stop my machine and trim the tail on top as I go. The back side can get pretty messy if the tail is stitched all over. I can turn the scissors off on my machine. Maybe yours can be turned off too.
02-03-2016, 12:46 PM
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Here is picture of my thread tails. I did a fast stitch on single strip of fabric so the tension is not right for the fabric but you can see the tails. I enlarged the picture 200%.
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Last edited by Onebyone; 02-03-2016 at 12:51 PM.
02-03-2016, 05:19 PM
#19
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Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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I also have a brother, and I believe they are left that long for quilters who like to bury the tails after quilting. I am not sure if that length can be adjusted. Call a local dealer and ask?
