Bernette 410 -- stitch length problems

I have both of these gadgets and would never think of sewing thick items
without one or the other.
Emily

In article YdGJg.9310$p23.3738@trnddc04,
Taria wrote:

I'll never get rid of my 930. It is a dream of a machine.

See what I mean, OP? I can't imagine ever parting with mine either.

It makes the nicest zz sitiches.
830's are great machines also and go used for a little less.
They are both tough models to find since people don't want
to give them up once they have them!
btw, mine is able to stay in reverse.

How do you get it to stay in reverse?

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Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)

Betty Vereen Hill wrote:
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Use a hump-jumper on thick seams. Do NOT pull the fabric through, as
you will break needles, and likely throw the timing off.

Please excuse my ignorance. Just what is a hump-jumper? I've fought with
my share of thick seams, but I've never known that there might be something
that would alleviate the problem. My pitiful Singer 5050 pales in
comparison to the fabulous machines many of you command. I really hate to
admit it - I have pulled the fabric through when fighting with a thick seam.
Is there relief in my future?

Betty in Georgia
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I must confess, Betty: I made my own hump-jumper. Took 3 or 4 of
those thick cards that packaged binding and trim come wrapped around,
cut and taped the cards together (used wide package tape) so that each
side has a different thickness on it's edge. Works pretty well, and
when I mis-place it, I grab another chunk of thick cardboard, fold it
in half, and use it. Sometimes I use a face plate from my machine, but
I don't advise it, as it might put dings in the plate.
Cea

Kay Lancaster wrote:

Since I lose plastic doodads with great frequency (and
sewing with a kitten helping doesn't increase the odds
that plastic doodads remain on the
sewing table), I tried Louise Cutting's method: find a
piece of the garment similar in weight to the thick spot,
and use that as a hump jumper.
Works well for me.

I think we must all be very good at re-inventing the wheel. For
many years, whenever I have shortened jeans for DD, I have used
the cut off section of the hem as a "hump jumper". I just never
called it that....

I even save a few of them in case a re-hemming doesn't require
cutting off the full depth of the old hem.

Beverly

BEI Design wrote:
Kay Lancaster wrote:


Since I lose plastic doodads with great frequency (and
sewing with a kitten helping doesn't increase the odds
that plastic doodads remain on the
sewing table), I tried Louise Cutting's method: find a
piece of the garment similar in weight to the thick spot,
and use that as a hump jumper.
Works well for me.


I think we must all be very good at re-inventing the wheel. For
many years, whenever I have shortened jeans for DD, I have used
the cut off section of the hem as a "hump jumper". I just never
called it that....

I even save a few of them in case a re-hemming doesn't require
cutting off the full depth of the old hem.

Beverly



I've done this too, in a pinch. The advantage of the purchased hump
jumper (costs money, darn it!) is that its 'fork' design lets you
position it with the prongs extended under the presser foot, equalizing
the thickness under the entire foot instead of just at the back.

The open slot in hump jumpers is just over a half inch, and in the
jean-a-ma-jig is a full inch, which usually lets you clear the extra
thickness before the presser foot slides off.

Doreen in Alabama

You are right. Mine doesn't either (reverse that is)
I haven't sewn on it in too long I guess. I don't guess
that has ever bothered me if I didn't even notice though.

Interesting that my 930 cost about $1400 in 1985. It is
still worth more than half that amount and sews like
a dream. She has sewn a zillion miles I bet.
Everytime I have the gals over to sew someone
comments about how smooth it is. They all expect it
to sew like an old clunker I guess. A friend has an 830
and she says everytime she goes sewing machine shopping
she can't find a reason to get a new one.
Taria


Phaedrine wrote:
In article YdGJg.9310$p23.3738@trnddc04,
Taria wrote:


I'll never get rid of my 930. It is a dream of a machine.


See what I mean, OP? I can't imagine ever parting with mine either.


It makes the nicest zz sitiches.
830's are great machines also and go used for a little less.
They are both tough models to find since people don't want
to give them up once they have them!
btw, mine is able to stay in reverse.


How do you get it to stay in reverse?

Doreen wrote:

BEI Design wrote:

Kay Lancaster wrote:


Since I lose plastic doodads with great frequency (and
sewing with a kitten helping doesn't increase the odds
that plastic doodads remain on the
sewing table), I tried Louise Cutting's method: find a
piece of the garment similar in weight to the thick spot,
and use that as a hump jumper.
Works well for me.



I think we must all be very good at re-inventing the wheel. For many
years, whenever I have shortened jeans for DD, I have used the cut off
section of the hem as a "hump jumper". I just never called it that....

I even save a few of them in case a re-hemming doesn't require cutting
off the full depth of the old hem.

Beverly


I've done this too, in a pinch. The advantage of the purchased hump
jumper (costs money, darn it!) is that its 'fork' design lets you
position it with the prongs extended under the presser foot, equalizing
the thickness under the entire foot instead of just at the back.

The open slot in hump jumpers is just over a half inch, and in the
jean-a-ma-jig is a full inch, which usually lets you clear the extra
thickness before the presser foot slides off.

Doreen in Alabama
I got a thing called a 'button reed' with my Husqvarna sewing machine.
Looks like this Hump Jumper thing, but is grey:
http://www.thesewingplace.com/index....OD&ProdID=1038

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Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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Kate Dicey wrote:


I got a thing called a 'button reed' with my Husqvarna sewing machine.
Looks like this Hump Jumper thing, but is grey:
http://www.thesewingplace.com/index....OD&ProdID=1038


That's interesting. The Sewing Place description says "The perfect tool
for making the space for a button shank." Since I always sew buttons on
by hand, that use for the hump jumper had never occurred to me, but I
can see that it would be very helpful in conjunction with the button foot.

If I may amend my explanation of the purchased thingys' benefits, I
should have said "The advantage of the purchased hump jumper (costs
money, darn it!) is that its 'fork' design lets you position it with the
prongs extended under the presser foot *as you approach the problematic
area*, equalizing the thickness under the entire foot instead of just at
the back."

Doreen in Alabama

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Betty Vereen Hill wrote:
wrote in message
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Use a hump-jumper on thick seams. Do NOT pull the fabric through, as
you will break needles, and likely throw the timing off.

Please excuse my ignorance. Just what is a hump-jumper? I've fought
with
my share of thick seams, but I've never known that there might be
something
that would alleviate the problem. My pitiful Singer 5050 pales in
comparison to the fabulous machines many of you command. I really hate
to
admit it - I have pulled the fabric through when fighting with a thick
seam.
Is there relief in my future?

Betty in Georgia
---
I must confess, Betty: I made my own hump-jumper. Took 3 or 4 of
those thick cards that packaged binding and trim come wrapped around,
cut and taped the cards together (used wide package tape) so that each
side has a different thickness on it's edge. Works pretty well, and
when I mis-place it, I grab another chunk of thick cardboard, fold it
in half, and use it. Sometimes I use a face plate from my machine, but
I don't advise it, as it might put dings in the plate.
Cea


Thanks for your tips, Cea. The ingenuity of people in solving problems with
what they have at hand is always a source of amazement for me.

Betty in Georgia

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FragileWarrior wrote:

Phaedrine wrote in
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In article .com,
"AMM" wrote:

I have a Bernette (sp?) 410 sewing machine that we bought about 20
years ago reconditioned.

I'm fairly happy with it (especially when I look at what new
machines cost), except for one problem: it's not very good at
pulling the cloth through at a consistent rate.

This is a bottom of the line machine to start with. If it was
reconditioned 20 years ago (!), I can't imagine it has much life
left in it.

Tell that to my Featherweight workhorse.

Perhaps I missed something. Your remark has what to do with the OP's
Bernette?


My point was that age or previous ownership isn't necessarily a sign of a
machine that's outlived it's usefulness.