Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
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.
I think it varies by machine because a basting stitch on mine translates to a 4 (according to the manual) and a normal stitch of 2.2 translates to a 2-3. I used to have a Singer as well and I believe a normal stitch length was a 3 for that machine. You can contact Singer, though, and they'll tell you. That's how I found out when I had mine.