Originally Posted by
judymay
I'm working on it but I am having a real hard time moving the material around under the needle. I am using flannel on the back. Could that be the reason it doesn't want to slide? Should I turn it over and put the cotton side on the bottom or woould that not be a good idea?
Yes, having the flannel on the bottem makes it much harder to move around. The problem with turning it over is that you can't follow any specific pattern you might want to make in the blocks or borders on the front! If it is a meandering stitch you could do that, but I never think the bobbin stitch looks as nice as the top stitch. If you could find a way to make the surface slick so it would slide better, that would help. There are supreme sliders you can buy. I had one and didn't think it was worth the money.Others love it. Good luck anyway! Keep practicing- it only gets better!