Old 09-14-2010, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by amandasgramma
2.0 to 2.6. BUT, I haven't taken the time to figure out how many stitches per inch that is. Eleanor Burns always says "15 stitches to the inch"....so.....what setting IS that?
If you don't know how many stitches to the inch that your machine settings represent then start with the largest number and stitch about 2 inches, then count the number of stitches in the 1 inch. I recommend this to all my sewing students with new machines because we should be sewing between 10 and 15 stitches to the inch to get a good seam. I prefer between 12 and 15 for quilting and I use a walking foot with a little bit looser presser foot pressure. All my machines except my Brother Innovis are older and to me easier.
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