A request to owners of vintage to the latest machines ---
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A request to owners of vintage to the latest machines ---
I was wondering if any of you would be willing to do some straight stitching with your various machines - on the same pieces of cloth - tell us what machines were used - and then have us guess which machine did which stitching.
I'm wondering if there is that much difference between the stitches of the older machines and the new ones - assuming that they are all in tip-top working order.
I'm wondering if there is that much difference between the stitches of the older machines and the new ones - assuming that they are all in tip-top working order.
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Hmmm...that is an interesting question!! I have a vintage singer that I LOVE, and I have a Janome MC 4800. I might just have to stitch a few lines on each and post the picture! I will try to do that either tonight or tomorrow. Am very interested to see different samples.
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I would but , my vintage singer takes a special needle, and now I can only get one size... so it would not really be a good apples to apples comparison... since I do not have the equal or same needle for the newer machine.
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I'll give it a try later Might be useful to know if the machine has the ability to zigzag or not. Someone on this board stated quite a while ago that straight stitch only machines make a straighter stitch because they had less moving parts than a zigzag machine. Made sense to me at the time but it would be fun to see how it measures up!
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I forgot to say which sewing machines I have. I have a Janome MC4800 and a Singer 15-91. My Janome isn't top of the line - but computerized versus mechanical.
Actually, I think the tension is a little off on my Singer. Not sure what adjustments to make - because whatever I do doesn't really change the look of the stitch (well, ultimately it does - but seems to be a fine line between it looks the same as the previous adjustments or suddenly it is clearly off). I think the stitching on the underside of the fabric is often slightly nicer than what I see on the front - very straight, concise.
Actually, I think the tension is a little off on my Singer. Not sure what adjustments to make - because whatever I do doesn't really change the look of the stitch (well, ultimately it does - but seems to be a fine line between it looks the same as the previous adjustments or suddenly it is clearly off). I think the stitching on the underside of the fabric is often slightly nicer than what I see on the front - very straight, concise.
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