You and Your Sewing Machine: A Field Guide Details
Introduction
Getting to Know your Sewing Machine
- How a Stitch is Formed
- Sewing Systems and Hook Types
- Mechanical versus Electronic versus Comupterized
- Sewing Machines Motors: AC vs DC
- Needle Plates
- Knee Lifters
- Foot Controls: Rheostat vs Electronic
- Bobbins: Cases and Sensors
- Feed Dogs: Boxed vs Elliptical Feed / Dropping the Feed
- Questions
- Testing the Machine
- Buying Online vs from a Dealer
- Embroidery or Applique Foot
- Walking Foot
- Edge-Stitch Foot
- Free Motion or Daring Foot
- The Lower Part of the Machine
- The Upper Part of the Machine
- Lubrication
- Firmware Updates
- Mechanical Updates
- Surge Protectore
- A Few other Things
- Top Tension
- Bottom (Bobbin) Tension
- Tension Calibration and Adjustment
- Things that might Affect Tension
- Smoothing Burrs on the Hook
- Thread
- Damage to the Bobbin Case
- Incorrect Threading
- Needle Plate Damage
- Spool Pin Orientation
- Bobbins
- Needles
- Anatomy of a Needle
- Important Relationships: Needle Sizes, Threads, Stitches
- Choosing Needles by Quality or Price
- When to Change Needles
- Twin, Triple, and Hemstitch/Wing Needles
- Machine Needle Threaders
- Automatic Thread Cutters
- Troubleshooting Thread Cutters
- Location of Adjustment
- When to Adjust Pressure
- Where is the Adjustment
- When to Adjust
- Buttonhole Systems
- Troubleshooting Buttonholes
- Making Great-Looking Buttonholes
Index
About the Author
Introduction
Getting to Know your Sewing Machine
- How a Stitch is Formed
- Sewing Systems and Hook Types
- Mechanical versus Electronic versus Comupterized
- Sewing Machines Motors: AC vs DC
- Needle Plates
- Knee Lifters
- Foot Controls: Rheostat vs Electronic
- Bobbins: Cases and Sensors
- Feed Dogs: Boxed vs Elliptical Feed / Dropping the Feed
- Questions
- Testing the Machine
- Buying Online vs from a Dealer
- Embroidery or Applique Foot
- Walking Foot
- Edge-Stitch Foot
- Free Motion or Daring Foot
- The Lower Part of the Machine
- The Upper Part of the Machine
- Lubrication
- Firmware Updates
- Mechanical Updates
- Surge Protectore
- A Few other Things
- Top Tension
- Bottom (Bobbin) Tension
- Tension Calibration and Adjustment
- Things that might Affect Tension
- Smoothing Burrs on the Hook
- Thread
- Damage to the Bobbin Case
- Incorrect Threading
- Needle Plate Damage
- Spool Pin Orientation
- Bobbins
- Needles
- Anatomy of a Needle
- Important Relationships: Needle Sizes, Threads, Stitches
- Choosing Needles by Quality or Price
- When to Change Needles
- Twin, Triple, and Hemstitch/Wing Needles
- Machine Needle Threaders
- Automatic Thread Cutters
- Troubleshooting Thread Cutters
- Location of Adjustment
- When to Adjust Pressure
- Where is the Adjustment
- When to Adjust
- Buttonhole Systems
- Troubleshooting Buttonholes
- Making Great-Looking Buttonholes
Index
About the Author
You and Your Sewing Machine: A Field Guide
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