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Rosie said:you know what I'd like to know? What stitches are appropriate for what?
My machine has 17 stitches, not counting the decorative ones but, I only use a few as I don't know what the rest of them are for really. [huh]
For example, I may sew something using fabric A and everything is fine but then, I'll use fabric B and the stitches start getting weird, bunching up, not sitting flat to the fabric. It isn't the tension because I'll go through the entire possibilities (for lack of a better word at the moment) of tension settings. Is it a needle thing? a thread thing?
Also, hope I'm not sounding dumb, what is this overlocking everyone is talking about? I don't do anything to the edges or seams of my clothing that won't be seen. Am I messing everything up?
lol
My machine has an obscene number of stitches as well! I use mainly 4 (the button hole options, the straigh stitch and the zig zag). Thats pretty much all you need. The others are great for decorating. I have a honeycomb stitch that I used for a jacket I made, it was nice, but such a complicated stitch, the machine kept chocking. I had to go nice and slow
Im just paranoid about raw edges. I dont want just one straight stitch to hold the garment together and the fabric as well, so I tend to overdo it. I doubble a straight stitch, fold over raw edges, princess seams, french seams, whatever. I just HATE raw edges :rage:
Maybe its a childhood trauma or something.
LD