Thank you, yes. The tension issues are no longer the problem - it's the age old problem of no stitch regular and wildly inconsistent stitch length. I did adjust the screw to have the foot gliding over the top to the point that (again) I sometimes now have the problem of getting stuck on bulky intersections (didn't happen with the hopping foot!). I also do have Machinger's gloves. I took the tension off Auto and have it set to something that works now, so the tension is mostly fine now.
Did anyone else find there was a huge learning curve going from hopping foot to gliding foot? Because I didn't have problems making smooth curves before and now I do. So many new issues
Tartan, great reminder to go slower. I do prefer to go faster since I think the curves are smoother a little faster but maybe I'm just going too fast. Didn't help that the design I chose (loop inside a loop) was All curvy! Why do you prefer the gliding foot? I'm the opposite right now!