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Basting Stitch
The sewing machine discussion got me browsing for a limitation I find
on my "discount store machine". All the patterns I have be looking at talk about machine basting but my Brother is limited to 4mm stitch length which is useless for basting. I browsed around the web looking at more (much) expensive machines and find the same limitiation. How does one baste with a machine? js - PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.com/pow.htm Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silver http://schmidling.com |
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Dear Jack,
The largest stitch on your machine is meant for machine basting. If it does not come out easily, you may need to loosen the tension, but mark it before you do this, so that you can return it to its original setting. My machine is pretty basic, and the largest setting is 4.0. I use it all the time. I've never had to change the tensions. (My machine is in the $500 range.) Teri |
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In the early 1970's I had a Singer slant needle that had a basting stitch
that would sew stitches about 1/2 inch. Barbara in FL & SC My Bernina has a basting stitch. It lengthens the longest stitch to something over 1/2" if I remember right. Taria wrote: The sewing machine discussion got me browsing for a limitation I find on my "discount store machine". All the patterns I have be looking at talk about machine basting but my Brother is limited to 4mm stitch length which is useless for basting. I browsed around the web looking at more (much) expensive machines and find the same limitiation. How does one baste with a machine? js - PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.com/pow.htm Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silver http://schmidling.com |
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My janome machine has basting stitch and it allows to to move the
fabric through the machine (feed dog down I think) making the stitch any length you would like. You determine the length of the stitch by how you move the fabric. it is excellent. wrote: The sewing machine discussion got me browsing for a limitation I find on my "discount store machine". All the patterns I have be looking at talk about machine basting but my Brother is limited to 4mm stitch length which is useless for basting. I browsed around the web looking at more (much) expensive machines and find the same limitiation. How does one baste with a machine? js - PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.com/pow.htm Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silver http://schmidling.com |
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If you can drop your feed-dog and drive slowly, then why do you need the
basting stitch? In article .com, Deb of http://groups.google.com uttered My janome machine has basting stitch and it allows to to move the fabric through the machine (feed dog down I think) making the stitch any length you would like. You determine the length of the stitch by how you move the fabric. it is excellent. -- AJH alpha dot hotel echo yankee whisky oscar oscar delta at tango echo sierra charlie oscar dot november echo tango |
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She who would like to be obeyed once every Preston Guild Mar 15,
5:28 am show options Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles.sewing From: She who would like to be obeyed once every Preston Guild - Find messages by this author Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:28:18 GMT Local: Tues, Mar 15 2005 5:28 am Subject: Basting Stitch Reply | Reply to Author | Forward | Print | Individual Message | Show original | Report Abuse If you can drop your feed-dog and drive slowly, then why do you need the basting stitch? --- One thing I've found the machine basting stitch good for: doing almost-invisible side hems on curtains/drapes. (That was before I got a lockstitch machine) Cea |
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If you can drop your feed-dog and drive slowly, then why do you need the basting stitch? It doesn't change the need for a basting stitch but if you "drive slowly" the stitches will be close together and nothing new is accomplished. I suppose you could say drive slowly and push fast. It is however, a very interesting idea. I tried using the spring action quilting foot and got the same effect without having to lower the dog which can not be done on my machine. It uses a "darning plate" as a cheap alternative. As a point of interest, it moved and the needle pierced it when futzing this morning. No damage done but that is probably one reasons it is made of plastic. The problem that remains is getting it to stitch slowly enough for good control. I presume this is one of the compromises with a low end machine. It growls and grunts when starting slowly and usually takes a few stitches before I can slow it down. This is one feature of my wife's old touch and sew that is much nicer. It also has a long basting stituch using the programming disks but I never tried it. I took the machine apart this yesterday and one of those bevel gears is stripped again. Still can't come up with enough reasons to get it fixed again. js -- PHOTO OF THE WEEK: http://schmidling.com/pow.htm Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber,Gems, Sausage,Silver http://schmidling.com |
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Dear Jack,
I taught fashion design for 25 years at three different universities. We always used the largest stitch on the machine for basting. There is little or no need for 1/2 or 1 -inch long basting stitches; this can be done by hand for pleats or other holding methods. But for basting together a garment, applying a zipper, and other areas where firm hold is required untile the finishing stitching is completed, even cheap machines can be used. Teri |
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Dear Jack,
I got to preaching about basting, and forgot to tell you how great your pictures are. Your owls seem to be quite content in their house. How many chicks do they normally lay? Will all survive? I'm a city girl who would love to live in the country. Teri |
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