How to use a high speed sewing machine
Steps on how to use a high speed sewing machine
- 01of 08A new machine is not always new out of the box but new to you so you may not have the manual. Your first order of business is to obtain a sewing machine manual for your sewing machine. The manual is not going to just tell you how to operate the machine. It will also teach you how to care for your machine and uncover tips and tricks you might not learn anywhere else.
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Parts of a Sewing Machine
Instructions can seem like they are written in a foreign language if you don't have a clue what parts they are talking about. It's also difficult to have someone help you if you can't explain what part seems to be the problem. Newer sewing machines and older sewing machines all have the same basic parts... the newer machine hide the parts a bit more so the pictures you'll find on line may be an older machine just so you can see the actual parts that are hidden on newer sewing machines. - 03of 08The foot pedal of a sewing machine is essentially equal to the gas pedal on your car. The more you press down, the faster the sewing machine is going to go. Can it go faster than you can control? Definitely! Try sewing barefoot. Keep your heel on the floor and the ball of your foot on the foot pedal. Try using only your big toe to press down the foot pedal if you find your self being heavy footed. Practice learning speed control with the machine being threaded. Once you can control the speed of the machine, then thread the sewing machine and sew in earnest.
- 04of 08Different fabric requires different sewing machine needles. The most common tell tale that you need to change the needle is skipped stitches. The weight and type of fabric all come into play in choosing the correct sewing machine needle for the type of fabric you are sewing. There are also special needle to fill special needs. Learn about all of your sewing machine needle options to eliminate simple to solve problems.
- 05of 08As the sewing machine sews, where are your eyes watching? Don't watch the needle! Set a guide and watch the fabric lining up with the guide to obtain straight seams with even seam allowances. The guide can be on the sewing machine bed or on the presser foot. You may also want to experiment with needle position to obtain the results you want. Remember you are in the drivers seat and you decide where the machine is going to stitch the fabric. Controlling the position of the stitching is your job!Tips and Tricks for Sewing Straight
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Familarize Yourself with the Feed Dogs
The feed dog is responsible for taking the fabric under the needle and feeding it through the machine. The feed dog works in conjunction with your presser foot to feed the fabric as it is being sewn. Your responsibility is to simply guide the fabric between the feed dog and presser foot. When you force feed the machine or tug fabric through the machine, you can bend the sewing machine needle and create all kinds of problems. Let the machine do the work and just guide the machine to do what you want it to! - 07of 08Your sewing machine manual is THE best place to learn how to thread your sewing machine but if you want to get started and don't have your machine's manual, the basics of threading a sewing machine may get you started. On all sewing machines, thread them with the presser foot UP! With the presser foot in the upward position the tension is released which allows the thread to seat itself properly. You don't have to believe me though... just test the difference of tugging the tread at the needle with the presser foot up and with the presser foot down... you'll feel the difference if the thread is seated properly.
- 08of 08Grabbing a three for a dollar spool of thread may seem like a great way to save money but you may pay for that bargain in oh so many other ways! Thread also ages, so if your machine is acting up and you are trying to sew with your grandmother's wooden spool of thread... it may be the whole problem
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The importance of it is to creat a new clothes or to repair them
DeleteHow to prevent some accidents while using sewing machine?
ReplyDeletethk you for this info..but do you try to use sewing machine before?
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ReplyDeleteHave you ever tried to sew before?
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ReplyDeletedo you know how to sew?
ReplyDeleteCan I use this machine to make a pattern in dresses?
ReplyDeleteI really love your topic! I know a lot of things interms of sewing because we studied and did something too!!! What is the advantages of sewing in a high speed machine?
ReplyDeleteif the sewing is high speed, Can this machine sew heavy denim and thick leather materials?
ReplyDeleteGreat info. is sewing one of your hobbies?
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