Trouble with 1/4 inch seam - It wants to pull away.
#41
Wow, thanks for this thread! I've been struggling with a 1/4" seam forever! I'm doing a lot better with my Bernina...was sewing on a 25 yr. old Kenmore before. I just try to be consistent, and do the happy dance when everything matches!!!
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The machines without dual feed (or whatever it's called) - the bottom layer next to the feed dogs will feed through just a bit faster than the top layer.
Which is why the layer to be eased would be on the bottom (such as a sleeve cap).
Or when sewing knits when one seam was longer than the other - the top layer would be stretched and the bottom layer would be 'relaxed' - we were told to 'sew with a relaxed bottom'
Which is why the layer to be eased would be on the bottom (such as a sleeve cap).
Or when sewing knits when one seam was longer than the other - the top layer would be stretched and the bottom layer would be 'relaxed' - we were told to 'sew with a relaxed bottom'
#43
I recently traded my Bernina 1260 for an Bernina Artista 185. I didn't spring for the embroidery module because I already own two stand alone embroidery machines and the software would not fit the Artista. It has an even wider throat plate than my 1260 so I had to purchase a seperate throatplate with just a small hole to keep it from eating small items or lightweight fabrics. Years ago I purchased a clear slide on extension table for my sewing machine. Just having what you are working on totally supported by the extra platform helps alot with getting a consistant seam. I actually broke the extension top at one of my retreats. Fortunately for me my husband is a machinist and was able to make me a new acrylic surface and use the legs from the broken one.
I think the Singer Featherweights are so popular because they create a beautiful consistant 1/4 seam. I own one and if I were to do a lot of piecing I would get it out and use it more often. My Mother had one she purchased in 1936 on which I learned to sew. I gave it to my neices after she passed away as she had taught them to sew on it and they really appreciated having it. I was lucky enough to purchase one at a yardsale in mint condition for just $20. I have taken it to the few workshops I attended just because it weighs so much less than my Bernina and is so great for piecing.
I use the trick about putting the looser fabric on the bottom and it really works to add borders especially.
I think the Singer Featherweights are so popular because they create a beautiful consistant 1/4 seam. I own one and if I were to do a lot of piecing I would get it out and use it more often. My Mother had one she purchased in 1936 on which I learned to sew. I gave it to my neices after she passed away as she had taught them to sew on it and they really appreciated having it. I was lucky enough to purchase one at a yardsale in mint condition for just $20. I have taken it to the few workshops I attended just because it weighs so much less than my Bernina and is so great for piecing.
I use the trick about putting the looser fabric on the bottom and it really works to add borders especially.
#45
Some sewing machines do make it easier to get a 1/4" seam and others make it harder... I thought it was me until I got a new machine and found that my new one just "likes" to sew straight and I don't get the pulling to the inside or outside. My old one was impossible. I have a 1/4" foot with the flange --- the material rides alongside the flange to keep the seam straight. BUT my machine does not have an adjustable needle position so while I get a great 1/4" seam, I can't get the scant 1/4" to save my life.
#46
that was my main gripe with my singer, the 1/4" of the seam went to a point, it is something to do with the feed dogs but I wanted a new machine anyway so I bought myself a Janome Memory Craft 6600 P. What a difference!
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