Originally Posted by
BoJangles
Geeze, Joe what a mess! I can't believe all those shaving were in that machine! Great information for the rest of us!
Ok, I am really impressed! I never dreamed of using my 503a or my 401a to put decorative stitches on jeans! That is a lot of fabric that your wife is going through! I add cystals all the time, but never ever thought about trying decorative stitches! How cool is that! I always just figure those denim jeans are just too thick! What thread is she using - a heavy weight?
Nancy
Nancy,
I was quite surprised about all that debris in there too.
My wife was using Sulky bright orange thread. The lable says it's 100% Viscose. That's German for something. It's a very pretty thread but not exceptionally strong. And it a very slick thread that has the annoying habit of falling down off the spool and winding itself around the spool pin. In the pic above the spool is on the cone stand behind the machine.
Not all of our machines will do decorative stitches through this many layers of denim. The 401, 319K, and Bernina 930 will, but the Wards 7 Jewel will not.
We've got several others to try too. Each has different patterns and my wife wants the variety on her projects.
Also just in case you're curious she was using a Schmetz #16 jeans needle.
Joe