Machine quilting throat space-what about height space??
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Been drooling for a bit over many different variations of home quilting systems....and prices.......
I have noticed that even though most systems have a choice in what they call throat space...which is from front to back of the inside (throat) of the machine....what about the height of these machines??
Could you have a 500 foot throat and it still not be big enough because the lack of vertical space in that throat??Anyone else thinking this?? (okay...I know there isn't a 500ft throat machine...just using an example!LOL)Skeat
I have noticed that even though most systems have a choice in what they call throat space...which is from front to back of the inside (throat) of the machine....what about the height of these machines??
Could you have a 500 foot throat and it still not be big enough because the lack of vertical space in that throat??Anyone else thinking this?? (okay...I know there isn't a 500ft throat machine...just using an example!LOL)Skeat
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hmmm, Skeat, think hubby thinks I have a 10 foot throat... :shock: !
ah, well,...
I'm not so sure, there isn't a machine with a 500 foot throat space...after all, the wife of the giant, in jack and the beanstalk, story...she must have used a preeetty big machine, to make his clothes! :wink:
ah, well,...
I'm not so sure, there isn't a machine with a 500 foot throat space...after all, the wife of the giant, in jack and the beanstalk, story...she must have used a preeetty big machine, to make his clothes! :wink:
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For those that quilt machine of any type and have a frame....is there a certain size of quilt, that you have to stop and turn your quilt around for there is not enough room for what you have rolled?Because of the lack of height on the machine?You have the distance of the throat from front to back...just not enough up and down...Make sense?
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yes, you are making perfect sense, and wish I knew the answer. Like Amma said, you roll the parts of the quilt up, to the area your working on, and you need a higher space to accommodate a big 'roll'.
Think I have paid more attention to the amount of space under the presser foot, but this is important too.
ok, somebody has info on this...come out, come out, wherever you are...well, if you need a bath first...we'll wait :mrgreen:
Think I have paid more attention to the amount of space under the presser foot, but this is important too.
ok, somebody has info on this...come out, come out, wherever you are...well, if you need a bath first...we'll wait :mrgreen:
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Originally Posted by Skeat
For those that quilt machine of any type and have a frame....is there a certain size of quilt, that you have to stop and turn your quilt around for there is not enough room for what you have rolled?Because of the lack of height on the machine?You have the distance of the throat from front to back...just not enough up and down...Make sense?
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