Originally Posted by clem55
The smaller the number, the shorter the stitches. For me on my Janome, I like the 3.8 for my "normal" stitch length, and I use a 5 for basting. Hope this helps!
And that is why I'm glad I asked...because on my machines the smaller the number the longer the stitches (6 would be basting...10-12 is usually used for normal stitching)
Thanks for the insight.