The Sewing Room

winniepooh

Ok I've been practicing and I can go backwards on my machine and it does make it easier BUT im still crap. Im not going to give up

flossie217

rufusdog52 wrote: »

If you look at this video, she is moving the fabric backwards and forwards to get it to do the hearts and loops. This is when mine plays up, it doesnt like it when I push the fabric backwards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYPYmL49sE0

I'm sure you have but have you dropped your feed dogs? It shouldn't make much difference to the machine as it is the fabric doing the moving not the machine. Hark at me, I've only tried a practise run a couple of times myself lol. I have been following this set of videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfIleOwPp6g&list=UUMHCIrVynx2eXjnCTBn73wg

hmo

rufusdog52 wrote: »

If you look at this video, she is moving the fabric backwards and forwards to get it to do the hearts and loops. This is when mine plays up, it doesnt like it when I push the fabric backwards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYPYmL49sE0

i dont alter anything on my machine at all i set it to straight stitch, drop the feed dogs and put my hands on either side of the needle and just move the fabric around you dont turn your work you move the fabric

hmo

thats how i do mine and as i said fastish, if you go slow which is how your brain tells you when you begin its no good.

winniepooh

I have to set my machine up. I have to change the needle, drop feed dogs, change stirch length to zero, or course change to darning foot and then change pressure on tye foot to low

rufusdog52

hmo wrote: »

i dont alter anything on my machine at all i set it to straight stitch, drop the feed dogs and put my hands on either side of the needle and just move the fabric around you dont turn your work you move the fabric

Hmo, thats what I was doing, what you said here, both hands each side holding the fabric and moving it. It works fine if the fabric is moving as it would if you were straight stitching but when you move it back the other way to get the other side of the loop and join it up, the thread underneath loops up???

winniepooh

What machine are you using rd? There must be a way of you going backwards on your machine. Hmo do you never go backwards?

winniepooh

Rd ive just had a thought some machines you have to bring the bobhin thread thru the material and have it resting on the top of the material

rufusdog52

I have a Singer and a Brother, both are top loading bobbins. They both do the same, that's what makes me think it must be me doing something wrong x

winniepooh

Right I think with top loaders you pull the bobbin thru. Try that and if not we'll have to think of something else.