Question for Janome owners....
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Question for Janome owners....
I have a 6500. I love it! We (DH and I) have been looking at long arm frames and I am wondering, since the bobbin is on the top of the machine bed, how do you conveniently change the bobbin when using it on a longarm frame? Most of the used sets I see on ebay have a front loading bobbin, and I wonder if you brilliant, experienced quilters out there have my dilemma already solved for me.
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With all frames, you typically need to move the machine to one side of the frame or the other in order to change the bobbin. You cannot load a quilt that takes up the entire frame space from left to right; you need to leave at least 10" or so on one side for bobbins. When longarming, I always try to avoid running out of bobbin thread anywhere in the middle of the quilt; I try to change bobbins at the side, even if there is some thread left on the old bobbin. Makes my life easier!
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I can change my bobbin (on my Innova) from the front while the longarm is over the quilt if that is necessary, but it is easier if I move the machine to the side, where it is not over the quilt. Also, since I clean the machine with each bobbin change, I almost always move it so I can also remove the needle plate and clean inside that area too.
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