Originally Posted by
nurseknitsLaura
Nancy- I only teach informally. I am mostly self taught, but did take a class from Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran. I figure that a machine is made to do work, and as long as I am not asking it to work above it's capacity in power, I should be able to get it to do what I want it to. I learned just about everything on my 201, if I had had a 15 first, I might be singing it's praises. I find that every machine I work on or use gets compared to the 201. it is my favorite in a herd of 20 or so. The phrase that helps me the most when FMQ is this: "hot foot, slow hands", meaning I run the machine quite fast and move my hands more slowly. Laura
Yep, that is what Jenny Lyons teaches too in her classes! When you use a little speed, you get better control unless you are doing a very involved pattern. My problem with FM is that I forget to stop sewing to move my hands; which sometimes messes up the motif. FM is very liberating, though, and a lot of fun!
Nancy