Originally Posted by
Ruby Tuesday
ok, thank you, it's stitching well now.
fngers crossed I'll be able to have a go at drawing with it now
If you don't want to use a foot on the machine when you're thread painting, try using a darning spring. You need something, some kind of foot or spring to hold the fabric in place as the needle starts to rise, otherwise you'll get what's called flagging that causes skipped stitches.
Cari
Edit- I see Tammi beat me to it.