Originally Posted by annesthreads
Originally Posted by quiltmaker
With SID in the front you shouldn't see your stitiches or hopefully very few of them.
If you're using clear thread on the top are you able to use it in the bobbin also? I have never had any luck with clear threads as they drive me nuts.
I'm not that great at SITD yet, and I have to confess to more stitiches showing than should do! Which is why I used clear thread on top. It's not behaving too badly, but even so, I don't really want to use it again unless really necessary. I'm not using it in the bobbin - I suspect my machine would throw a tantrum if I tried! And I would worry about it getting into the works.
When you SID are you trying to slightly pull apart the ditch part so you end up in the middle (of the ditch)? Also if some of your stitching shows it's no big deal - truly you could be going along absolutely perfectly for a bit and then for whatever reason it will show up. It just takes a lot of practice so don't be hard on yourself...one day you will just find you have no problems at all. Just go slower than normal and really watch your fabric and how it is behaving. I fought that darn clear/darker clear type thread for what seemed like an eternity to me. My machine didn't like it and I despised it. So what works for some is a nightmare for others. You will get there so be patient with yourself and don't be so critical. Remember what you can see others rarely see what you would call a boo boo. We only learn with practice and our mistakes....then we get the OMG moment and everything just works how it's supposed to and although we queston our sanity at times we are all so excited that we finally got it. We've all been there, still going there in different situations but the joy of figuring out the problem far outweighs the frustrations along the way.