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Milkbone
What special bobbin holder do you mean? |
Do you all not get the special screwdriver thing for the face plate? It is flat like a coin and has different size screwdriver things all around it. It makes it really easy to get the screws loosened or tightened. Much easier than any screwdriver I've ever tried.
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Good question, but when I went to a quilt show with vendors, a Janome dealer was selling this special bobbin holder for machine quilting. I really like it, but I am getting lazy in my old age and would like to just keep it in the machine. I sometimes have to change back to straight stitching in the middle of machine quilting and don't want to always change the bobbin holder. Does that make sense?
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Originally Posted by nycbgirl
Milkbone
What special bobbin holder do you mean? the difference is that the special holder has a different tension so it may work if you adjust the top tension to compensate. Never heard of anyone trying it though. |
Thanks Gale----That is the one I have. I guess I will just keep on changing the bobbin cases----I don't want to ruin anything and I guess that is why they made the special free motion quilting bobbin case :)
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I wouldn't think it would be a problem to sew with a bobbin holder that works for quilting. Just call your sewing "straight line" quilting. It's probably the low tension bobbin case they sell. It's useful when using thicker designer threads and such that won't go through the tension spring on the regular bobbin holder. Just try it. If it works for you, then good for you. If it doesn't, then you know, and switch it out for sewing.
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I always lose that little flat "screwdriver"...so someone here mentioned using some of that clay like stuff that holds your pictures in place...on the machine. I think they meant it to hold the scissors, but I use it to hold my seam ripper and the little flat "screwdriver"... :) :) But I WILL check out Harbor Freight!!!!
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Originally Posted by tjradj
I wouldn't think it would be a problem to sew with a bobbin holder that works for quilting. Just call your sewing "straight line" quilting. It's probably the low tension bobbin case they sell. It's useful when using thicker designer threads and such that won't go through the tension spring on the regular bobbin holder. Just try it. If it works for you, then good for you. If it doesn't, then you know, and switch it out for sewing.
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Originally Posted by milkbone
I have 2 Janome machines---6600 and the Janome Platinum---and I hate the screws in the faceplate----actually I hate the angle the screwdriver has to be in to get to the screws. I can't wait till Harbor Freight opens----I am going to go get the screwdriver set---hope that helps.
One other question----on my Janome 6600, I have the special bobbin holder for quilting. Will it hurt if I keep that in for regular sewing all of the time? I do see a difference when I quilt with it compared to the normal holder but will I be hurting anything if I use it all of the time? |
Thanks, Janie Q----
I sorta figured there would be some ramifications if I kept it in. Your explanation makes sense. Happy quilting :) |
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