justlooking

A lot of good advice.

Yarn or Fabric

My Janome 4900QC doesn't do it very often at all. My old machine would do it every time just about.

chuckbere15

My Janome 7700 has a built in single hole plate and it remembers to change it automatically.

Suzi

I've never seen this. Maybe because I use a 55 year old simple machine?

Ramona Byrd

Some years ago our local college had a famous sewer visit for sewing classes. (Forgotten what the name was). But she said that her "Secret Weapon" for this was simply a threaded needle. She used a larger needle threaded with some bright color, ran it through the end of the fabric that was going under the needle, and pulled gently as it started sewing.

It worked for me when I remembered to do it. My older (1990s) Singer doesn't do it nor does the Brother, but might some day.

dixiechunk

My Pfaff 7570 is the only machine I have (and I have over 30 machines) that doesn't do this.

Babs194068

I have not had the problem, but I am sure I will now

dreamgirl

My Viking Designer II doesn't do it. It is excellent for starting on the edge of fabric. Love this about it. ;-)

sjdal

Katyranch---you look extremely organized...interesting that you have a gun on your pegboard.....

danade

Some people also call these little pieces of fabric "scouts".