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Dazor lights/magnifiers
"Sandy" wrote, in part I usually do use the open-toed free-motion foot, unlike Polly. g I find I have better visibility with that one, so I prefer it. The only time the circular one is better is if I'm trying to do echo quilting; the open-toed foot isn't exactly round, so the distance between quilting lines can vary a bit. Sometimes that's not important. I just may be the only quilter here who can stitch over my own foot - but I can do it with the one that's horseshoe shaped. =) Polly |
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Dazor lights/magnifiers
"Steph" wrote in message ... Hello, I read consistently but don't post a lot, dropping in to say hi and ask a question! My Mom is thinking of getting a lighted magnifier. She saw someone using one a quilting show and it looks like it would really help her as she's learning free motion quilting. It's not an insignificant purchase as far as $$ goes. There are several options - 3, 5 or more diopters, different models, etc. I'm completely unfamiliar with these. Does anyone have any experience with these kinds of lights? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Stephanie I think I saw this somewhere and I believe the light is battery operated. I don't know about you, but I would be hesitant to use a battery light because I'm cheap about batteries. If it's an LED light, it probably doesn't take much, but still. The light I would get is the bendable bright light, available a lot of places at highly variable prices. Here is the Amazon link (hope it works!) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...80N78RA9YGSXRC I think I've seen it cheaper, but you get free shipping from Amazon. You can also get an extra bracket to us it on more than one machine. The only complaint I've heard is that you need to be careful where you place it, maybe tape it to the machine temporarily to see where exactly you want the bracket. No magnifier, but good light. I am a light fanatic. That thing Polly said about dragging a highway light pole into the sewing room? Whoa, if only I could! Even with the Janome Horizon that supposedly has such great light, I need more. I have four and sometimes five (!) lights clamped to my two abutting tables that contain my Bernina and the Horizon. I swing them where I need them and STILL I want more. So I may be buying that bright light. Ah the perils of being over 60! Iris |
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Hopping Feet etc. (Was: Dazor lights/magnifiers)
"Polly Esther" wrote in message ... The best foot for free-motion quilting? There's just not a 'one-size fits all' for that question. Actually, I don't think 'one-size fits all' anything ever fit any body. My favorite is a metal circle with a spring on its shank(?) . I by-pass the one with the opening in the front (sort of looks like a horseshoe). Now and then it would poke its open toe into a stitch and cause a little mayhem. Bernina gave us one that is a clear plastic sort of rectangle; it sits ignored. At first, I used what I think was called a Big Foot. Broke a couple before I realized that I didn't like them anyway. The light would reflect from it and bounce into my eyes which was rather annoying and it hid where I'd been and where I was going. IMHO - of course. Polly Oh, I so agree about the ones with the so-called clearview plastic feet. They are not clearview! I cannot see what I'm doing because of the reflections. The small circular ones are the best. And I like the hopping variety over the one that came with the Janome Horizon. It doesn't hop. You adjust it to rest lightly on the quilt. This is fine for whole-cloth quilts, but if you have seams, you are either always adjusting the foot, or it is hanging up. Iris |
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Dazor lights/magnifiers
Sandy, I learned long ago that when I'm going to read something Polly
has written, it's good to not have anything hot, liquid or edible near me! Louise in Iowa http://community.webshots.com/user/LouiseinIowa nieland1390@mchsidotcom On 11/19/2011 8:43 AM, Sandy wrote: In , "Polly wrote: "Sandy"wrote, in part I usually do use the open-toed free-motion foot, unlike Polly.g I find I have better visibility with that one, so I prefer it. The only time the circular one is better is if I'm trying to do echo quilting; the open-toed foot isn't exactly round, so the distance between quilting lines can vary a bit. Sometimes that's not important. I just may be the only quilter here who can stitch over my own foot - but I can do it with the one that's horseshoe shaped. =) Polly Oh, Polly! It's *such* a good thing that my coffee cup was already empty! LOL! |
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Hopping Feet etc. (Was: Dazor lights/magnifiers)
Iris, I have the foot that glides over the quilt for my Janome 6600
and I don't like it either. The hopping foot give a little bit of control as the needle comes down and thru the fabric and the gliding foot will allow you to move the quilt when the needle is down or almost down, Seems like a set-up for big troubles. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. On Nov 19, 11:19*am, "IEZ" wrote: "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... The best foot for free-motion quilting? *There's just not a 'one-size fits all' for that question. *Actually, I don't think 'one-size fits all' anything ever fit any body. * *My favorite is a metal circle with a spring on its shank(?) . *I by-pass the one with the opening in the front (sort of looks like a horseshoe). *Now and then it would poke its open toe into a stitch and cause a little mayhem. Bernina gave us one that is a clear plastic sort of rectangle; it sits ignored. * *At first, I used what I think was called a Big Foot. *Broke a couple before I realized that I didn't like them anyway. *The light would reflect from it and bounce into my eyes which was rather annoying and it hid where I'd been and where I was going. *IMHO - of course. *Polly Oh, I so agree about the ones with the so-called clearview plastic feet. They are not clearview! *I cannot see what I'm doing because of the reflections. *The small circular ones are the best. *And I like the hopping variety over the one that came with the Janome Horizon. *It doesn't hop.. You adjust it to rest lightly on the quilt. *This is fine for whole-cloth quilts, but if you have seams, you are either always adjusting the foot, or it is hanging up. Iris |
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Dazor lights/magnifiers
Thanks everyone for your comments! It sounds like the magnifier might
not work so well. I'm going to be talking with my Mom today and we'll discuss... Lighting sure is an issue, I think the bendy light looks like a great addition to my own machine (Janine 6600). Stephanie |
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