Originally Posted by
Sandygirl
My janome will not allow this if the incorrect needle plate is attached. My Janomes just wont sew until the correct plate is affixed.
my 8900 is like this. That said I don't change to single needle plate anymore as I always use leader/enders which prevent the fabric from being pushed down the hole when you start off. You can prevent this by holding on to the threads when starting but that eats up a lot of thread.