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01-07-2011, 09:45 PM
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Are there any "regular" sewing machines that are larger in the open area (I'm sorry, I don't know the technical term) so they'd be easier to use for quilting? I mean easier in that they allow more room for the rolled up quilt as you do the quilting.
01-07-2011, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Naturalmama
Are there any "regular" sewing machines that are larger in the open area (I'm sorry, I don't know the technical term) so they'd be easier to use for quilting? I mean easier in that they allow more room for the rolled up quilt as you do the quilting.
I'm not sure. I know if you want a TOL Brother, they say it has a 10" throat, but that's the only one I know of.
01-07-2011, 09:57 PM
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Bernina's new outrageously expensive 800 series has a 12 inches to the right of the needle (the throat or harp of the machine), a much less expensive Juki has 9", and I think the Pfaff Grand Quilter has a larger harp, but not sure of the dimensions. I think the new Janome Horizon is 10 or 11"
01-07-2011, 10:01 PM
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Not dumb at all!
The area under the arm of the machine is called the "harp". Aside from the other machines mentioned, I believe the Janome 6600 is a domestic machine that has a larger-than-usual harp.
The area under the arm of the machine is called the "harp". Aside from the other machines mentioned, I believe the Janome 6600 is a domestic machine that has a larger-than-usual harp.
01-07-2011, 10:06 PM
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My Riccar measures 6 3/4" from the needle to the whatever it is/rest of the machine. Several more inches would be great! I was hoping for "old Singers" or something I could easily find cheaply on craigslist! lol!
01-07-2011, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Prism99
Not dumb at all!
The area under the arm of the machine is called the "harp". Aside from the other machines mentioned, I believe the Janome 6600 is a domestic machine that has a larger-than-usual harp.
The area under the arm of the machine is called the "harp". Aside from the other machines mentioned, I believe the Janome 6600 is a domestic machine that has a larger-than-usual harp.
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