Feed dogs on DM, UP or Down?
#11
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I have always found this to be true on my Bernina 1530. I leave my feed dogs up. See what works best for your DSM and yourself.
#16
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This is what I do too. I have the Juki TL2010q and my dealer told me to never drop the feed dogs to have the best stitch tension even when FMQ (set stitch length to zero).
#19
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The Juki 2010 looks a lot like the Brother 1500PQ. I use the Brother for my FMQ. I put my feed dogs up at the first mark, which is just a bit higher than if they were down. I find that it helps me "meter" my stitching, giving me a better idea of the rhythm because I can see when the they go up. Also, I was skipping a bunch of stitches when they were down. I wasn't catching the bobbin thread. You may also want to try a stretch needle, which is blunter. You "feel" it popping through the fabric and that's really helped me. I learned both of these techniques on the Yahoo website for my machine.
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