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Old 12-05-2012, 07:29 AM
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I'm hoping someone on this wonderful board can help me. I recently purchased a Janome Horizon 7700 and I love it. The only thing I'm having a problem with is getting a nice smooth satin stitch to go around applique pieces. I talked to the dealer and all she said was I had to "fiddle with it". Has anyone with a Horizon found out how to do a nice satin stitch and would you be willing to share your secret? Hope everyone on this board has a nice Holiday season!!
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Old 12-05-2012, 08:19 AM
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I don't have this machine. Have you tried adjusting the top tension? Could be it is too tight. Someone with this machine will come along with help or suggestions .
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Old 12-05-2012, 02:05 PM
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i just purchased the macine. i have only done straight stitiches on it.
next week i get to go for my afternoon they are going to teach me how
to work the machine. it sure is pretty.
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Old 12-05-2012, 02:56 PM
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"Fiddle with it"? What kind of an answer is that? Is this what they teach at the Janome Training the dealers have to go through? I don't care how much the machine cost -whether it was 100.00 or 10,000.00 dollars - "Fiddle with it" is NOT an acceptable response to a customer concern.
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Old 12-05-2012, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Mitch's mom View Post
"Fiddle with it"? What kind of an answer is that? Is this what they teach at the Janome Training the dealers have to go through? I don't care how much the machine cost -whether it was 100.00 or 10,000.00 dollars - "Fiddle with it" is NOT an acceptable response to a customer concern.
Ditto. Walk in and ask them to show you.
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Old 12-05-2012, 04:22 PM
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Any satin stitching usually means you need to lower your top tension. Try that. You may also need a stabilizer underneath your project. A tear away would work best.
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Old 12-05-2012, 07:10 PM
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Funny "in reference to how they are training their dealers" comment--when I picked up my Babylock at my dealer after a cleaning and repair, I asked if I could use the 1/4 inch foot from my Janome on my Babylock (I had the foot with me and showed it to her). Her answer--if you can get it to work, it should work. What a rediculous answer!!! So, I asked her if there was an equivalent foot from Babylock other than the foot included with the machine as I don't find that one to work at all. She went and looked in the store for well over 5 minutes and then came back and said "no".
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i did a small test before i got it---just stabaliser--tear away worked a treat and i slowed it down a bit---i am haveing problems with crepe backed satin puckering my dealer is quite happy for me to take a sample to sort out the problem
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Old 12-05-2012, 07:20 PM
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I purchased the Horizon 7700 in November. I was trying to get the satin stitch to match a project that I had started on another machine. Never could get a good stitch. I will finish that project on my other machine.
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Old 12-07-2012, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by AngelinaMaria View Post
Funny "in reference to how they are training their dealers" comment--when I picked up my Babylock at my dealer after a cleaning and repair, I asked if I could use the 1/4 inch foot from my Janome on my Babylock (I had the foot with me and showed it to her). Her answer--if you can get it to work, it should work. What a rediculous answer!!! So, I asked her if there was an equivalent foot from Babylock other than the foot included with the machine as I don't find that one to work at all. She went and looked in the store for well over 5 minutes and then came back and said "no".
AngelinaMaria, I have a Babylock Serenade, and I find the quarter inch piecing foot (single hole foot with a wide opening and two narrow front feet---mine is marked "RE") which comes with the machine to be very accurate. Just keep the edge of the fabric running just along the outer right edge of the foot. I usually don't bother to watch there, though---I prefer to watch the quarter inch line which is etched into the needle plate. Run the edge of the fabrics along that and it is extrememly accurate. HTH
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