Benefits of Sideways Stitch?
10-03-2017, 07:14 AM
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I wanted this stitch so I bought a used Bernina 1630, which was TOL maybe 20 (???) years ago, just prior to the 180, which had the embroidery module we know today.. The machine can sew small figures, teddy bears, trees, approx. 1 1/2" wide. And it was also possible to buy "Keys" with additional wide designs.
The TOL Pfaff, 14??, had a similar feature, sideways stitching, with cute designs built in. It also came with a "tray" that enabled the user to design additional wide stitches. I remember when Pfaff was one of the best sewing machine companies....before it was bought by SVP....oh...the "good old days".....
The TOL Pfaff, 14??, had a similar feature, sideways stitching, with cute designs built in. It also came with a "tray" that enabled the user to design additional wide stitches. I remember when Pfaff was one of the best sewing machine companies....before it was bought by SVP....oh...the "good old days".....
10-04-2017, 01:34 AM
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When it was demonstrated to me, the sideways stitch was for machine quilting. You are using a quilting foot and you just decide which direction the fabric moves, and it just keeps doing the pattern until you stop. (Ex. You can enlarge a simple letter C, and if you move the fabric right you have ocean waves quilted across your fabric with minimal shoulder strain. An enlarged question mark can be used along a seam to get a feather effect, etc.) A real wonder tool for those of us with arthritis. Fire that puppy up and play. See what it can do. Have a ball. Don’t forget the glass of wine to for medicinal purposes of course, got keep your shoulders good and relaxed you know.......
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10-04-2017, 12:41 PM
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I have a Bernina 1630 circa 1994 that has this feature. It can sew in 16 directions like the directions of the compass. I have used it in mending, but never thought of the other ideas presented here. Now I'll have to try it!
10-04-2017, 05:43 PM
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That would be very handy for me. My husband crawls on his hands and knees whenever he works in the landscaping, which is often. I just put new knees in his pants every couple of months. I don't mind doing that, but it sure would be easier if I could go sideways inside those pant legs.
10-06-2017, 01:12 AM
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That would be very handy for me. My husband crawls on his hands and knees whenever he works in the landscaping, which is often. I just put new knees in his pants every couple of months. I don't mind doing that, but it sure would be easier if I could go sideways inside those pant legs.
10-06-2017, 05:03 AM
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Someone at a Janome LQS said that on the Janome if you use the sideways stitches it is hard on the machine. Anyone know anything about that? If so, would that apply to other machines as well; I imagine it's the same mechanism.
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