What is the appeal of the automatic cutter?
04-04-2013, 07:29 AM
#11
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I use mine on my TOL brothers all the time, no nest, probably won't use it for FMQ if I want to bury threads but for piecing it does make things quicker. I do still chain piece so I don't use it all the time but it is a necessity for embroidery machine. I do not get nests from it
04-04-2013, 07:38 AM
#12
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I love the one on my baby lock. Then again I never knew I needed it until I had it. I used my brother without one for years. Now that I have it though I won't go back. I never get a nest and don't have to search for my threads before I start again.
04-04-2013, 07:51 AM
#14
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I never look for the thread ends before starting the next seam. I just start sewing. No thread ends to worry about. The threads should cut to be about 1/4" long and no way to pull them out to begin a new seam. That would defeat the purpose of having the thread cut.
04-04-2013, 08:32 AM
#16
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I don't think I could sew without it anymore...saves so much time. I do a lot of chain piecing, but when that isn't an option, I use the cutter and then just start sewing the next piece. Sometimes I get a little nest, but that doesn't bother me.
04-04-2013, 10:40 AM
#18
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I have the Brother 1500 and the thread would pull out of the needle when using the thread cutter. The dealer kept saying buy a new thread cutter. Why it was brand new! A poster here told me to by pass the three hole bar or use only the first hole and have the thread go down the hole not come up underneath the hole like the picture shows. The bar is used to add more tension to thread. My needle doesn't come unthreaded anymore.
04-04-2013, 11:45 AM
#19
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I have the Brother 1500 and the thread would pull out of the needle when using the thread cutter. The dealer kept saying buy a new thread cutter. Why it was brand new! A poster here told me to by pass the three hole bar or use only the first hole and have the thread go down the hole not come up underneath the hole like the picture shows. The bar is used to add more tension to thread. My needle doesn't come unthreaded anymore.
Judy in Phx, AZ
04-04-2013, 12:07 PM
#20
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Originally Posted by kat13
I just got one for the first time and kept forgetting to use it! I also don't use the knee lift and I know people swear they cant do without that.
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