Janome sewing machines need to be maintained properly to extend the life of the machine and ensure that the machine operates properly for years to come. While regular cleaning is usually enough to maintain your sewing machine, Janome recommends oiling the machine at least once a year. Use a go...
A sewing machine uses two sources of thread – the spool (or reel) of thread that sits on top of the machine and the bobbin of thread that comes up from below. You buy the spools of thread in the shops and the bobbins come empty – so before threading the machine, you need to get...
How To: Use the tension knob on a Kenmore sewing machine Sewing & Embroidery By Robin Mansur 19 How To: Insert the bobbin on a Singer sewing machine Sewing & Embroidery By Robin Mansur 20 How To: Do dimensional needle felting Sewing & Embroidery By Yann Tremaine 21 How To:...
Your machine will also make a difference. This tutorial is done on myJanome 4120QDC. I’m currently testing out aJanome MC6700P. It handles walking foot quilting like a dream. My stitches were SO much more even on this nicer machine. Running out of bobbin thread in the middle of a lin...
A drop-in bobbin on the left and a front-load bobbin compartment on the right. Which one does your sewing machine have? What type of bobbin case does your machine have? The top-load bobbin on a Janome sewing machine. Now you know. Let's move on to the part where the actual sewing...
, the needle pulls a loop of thread through the fabric, rises again as the feed dogs move the fabric along, and then pushes another loop in. But instead of joining the different loops together, the stitching mechanism joins them to another length of thread that unspools from the bobbin....
Thread Scissors My weighted therapy blanket materials post offers some alternate fillings if you don’t want to use poly pellets as a filler. How Much Should My Weighted Blanket Weigh? The basic guidelines for weighted blanket weight is 15% of healthy body weight for children and 5-10% of ...
Leave a length of thread in a needle before storing it in a pincushion. You'll be able to see it more easily, and the needle will be less likely to slip inside the pincushion. A bar of soap makes a perfect pincushion. In addition to storing pins and needles, it lubricates the tips...
If your machine has a smaller LED screen, there may simply be an indicator light to one side of the screen, such as on theJanome Magnoliashown below. When this light is next to thestitch lengthsymbol (often a dashed line) you can use the plus and minus buttons to increase or decrease...