Originally Posted by sewcrafty
I really wish I could assist with the blue bobbin. I have a 6600 and haven't used a blue bobbin with it. I use my reg. bobbin and set my tension on 6 and have been good to go.
I'm on the 6600 Yahoo forum because it's one machine I'm considering if I decide I have to replace the 4800. My impression is that some of these machines, like yours, are fine for FMQ with the standard bobbin, but others need the blue dot one. There isn't a universal problem with FMQ on Janome machines, but a worrying proportion of them do seem to have tension issues. The owner of my LQS went so far as to say "I don't believe it's possible to do FMQ on a Janome!" because of all the problems she'd seen in workshops.