Originally Posted by
beaglelady
I have a Husqvarna Sapphire 870 which I am very happy with except it eats the fabric at the beginning of the seam. I was wondering if I bought a straight stitch needle plate (the one with one small hole) would that help the problem?
I have the same machine as you and spent the extra $$ on the straight stitch needle plate, it really doesn't make a lot of difference. Because this machine "allows" you to just start stitching without holding the thread, or putting down the pressure foot, etc. it doesn't always work the best. One problem I find with doing it this way is sometimes the first few stitches in the seam (if chain stitching) don't always hold.
And I do put a sticky note on my machine when I put the single hole plate on..... but I still manage to forget it's there & break a needle or two. I try to remove the plate & put the regular one on every time I'm finished sewing for the day.