Originally Posted by phatquilts2
Originally Posted by Candace
Just an FYI, a straight stitch plate makes leaders and enders unnecessary.
Please tell me about a straight stitch plate? Only one came with my basic machine. {not looking at the electronic one}.
Thank you.
Here is a little post on my blog about them.
http://thequiltguy.blogspot.com/2011...tch-plate.html
They were recommended to me by Kaye England, I haven't heard that having one makes using thread savers obsolete, but perhaps we aren't talking about the same thing. Cause she also talked about using scrap pieced before and after you start chain piecing.
Because even with a different stitch plate, you still have the issue fly away threads, and not having uniform stitches out of your first "bite" on the fabric. But like I said we could be talking about 2 different things. :) Perhaps "Beginners & Enders" are similar to thread savers?
But a straight stitch plate is nice, REALLY helps when you are doing triangles etc.