Juki exceed 600
06-01-2016, 06:19 PM
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Juki exceed 600
I have this machine. Use it for mostly piecing. Just had an opportunity to take a FMQ class. Guess what, it won't sew. It would make one stitch skip 3-4 stitches sew one stitch and skip again. Tried new needle, new bobbin, cleaning etc. Nothing worked. The teacher messed with it for a bit, then gave me a purple tip Janome needle to try & it worked fine. Does this mean I have to buy a new type needle. I hate to do that as I just got a great deal on 100 Organ needles.
06-02-2016, 06:39 AM
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I had never heard of these needles, so I looked them up. http://janome.com/en/blog/introducin...e-tip-needles/ They are designed to prevent skipped stitches when sewing on heavier fabrics, including the layers in a quilt sandwich. You wouldn't use them for ordinary piecing. It's pretty typical to need a different needle for piecing and quilting, or to need different needles for different threads. Often a needle with a stronger shaft (which bigger needles typically have) will prevent skipped stitches, because it doesn't flex as much. This wouldn't necessarily have to be the purple tip needle.
06-02-2016, 10:20 PM
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Well another DUH moment. I was using a size 11 needle. I'm guessing I should have probably been using a 14. Am I thinking right, can't be that simple. Surely the teacher should have suggested that as she gave me the purple tip needle.
I had never heard of these needles, so I looked them up. http://janome.com/en/blog/introducin...e-tip-needles/ They are designed to prevent skipped stitches when sewing on heavier fabrics, including the layers in a quilt sandwich. You wouldn't use them for ordinary piecing. It's pretty typical to need a different needle for piecing and quilting, or to need different needles for different threads. Often a needle with a stronger shaft (which bigger needles typically have) will prevent skipped stitches, because it doesn't flex as much. This wouldn't necessarily have to be the purple tip needle.
06-02-2016, 11:17 PM
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I have the juki t100 which only goes backwards and forwards I use it on my quilting frame for free motion quilting. I initially used the needles which came with the machine since then I have used any needle I have. I didn't have the purple tips until recently. Mine does fmq without any problem.
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