| Eyelets |
06-19-2012 01:46 PM |
I love my Pfaff 1222E. She and I have aged together since 1977 when she was new. The Pfaff does the absolute best straight stitch and since I have recently taken up FMQ, I use the Pfaff. But I have kept my machine in pristine shape as much as I could over all these years and several moves, so it hasn't had any abuse whatsoever. The only foot that I can use in FMQ is the "Darning foot" it came with. I have spoken to Amy at Brubaker's and there is no other foot for FM that fits that line of machines. Nevertheless, the is no problem, as the Pfaff will handle any thread in both top and bottom without any trouble. I do have to set the tension fairly high though. I did purchase, just recently, another bobbin case to set a lower tension on for FMQ to see if that will allow me to use lower top tension. BUT, the Pfaff is much slower than most machines, certainly than my Janomes and my Viking. I have a Janome 8050, a very low priced machine from Hancock's - it does really nice FMQ now that I have worked with the tensions of various cotton threads on top. I use Masterpiece in the bobbin on the Janome. I do think you can do FM on any machine. My Viking does a good job as well, but that is my modern expensive machine which I like to use only for garments and other sewing, not FM, so there are always a couple of machines set up differently. The Pfaff is too slow for FMQ if I do progress and want to do it a lot. I don't know why but it has always been a fairly slow machine compared to other machines. AND I would love a knee lift. Don't need a thread cutter, but would almost buy another machine just for knee lift! I am looking at that Brother seriously lately. Do post how it all goes with your new Brother - it is just like the Babylock Jane as well. SO I too await the results of your tests on the Brother! :) Thanks for allowing us to follow along on your road to a new machine.
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