Thanks to both Tom & LuAnn for their input. I appreciate it. I've tried both touching the fabric and raising one click up from that as well. Seems to vary with fabric type...just another case of trial & error, I guess. A&E Custom Embroidery 936.588.1015 800.291.6953 We make your life more colorful...and your business more visible! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Image Embroidery" <imageembroidery@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 2:57 PM Subject: [amayausers] Re: auto actifeed & puckering/tightness-again > Tom, > > I was taught there should be enough room to slide a piece of thread > between > fabric and presser foot. I also did my training in NJ and this has worked > for me. JMO > > LuAnn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Ladow" <tcladow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 3:18 PM > Subject: [amayausers] Re: auto actifeed & puckering/tightness-again > > >> In the new Jersey training class the instructor said to raise/lower the >> pressure foot so that it just touches the fabric. In Gurnee the >> instructor >> said to take it down to the fabric then up one click so you see just a >> bit >> of daylight between the pressure foot and the material. The last one >> seems >> to work best for me. >> >> Tom L. >> Creative Promotions >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandra Walker >> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 11:27 AM >> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [amayausers] auto actifeed & puckering/tightness-again >> >> Hello......anybody out there? I'm surprised that no one has posted a >> response to my original message. >> Any input would really be appreciated. >> Thanks again, >> Sandra Walker >> A&E Custom Embroidery >> 936.588.1015 800.291.6953 >> We make your life more colorful...and your business more visible! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sandra Walker" <aece@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 1:23 PM >> Subject: [amayausers] auto actifeed & puckering/tightness >> >> >>> Is anyone else dealing with this? I like auto actifeed b/c it really >>> reduces threadbreaks and takes the guess work out of setting MT, but >>> when >>> I use it I'm finding that my sewouts sometimes look too tight or >>> puckered. >>> My bobbin is pretty tight, with about 1" of thread feeding through when >>> I >>> bounce it. I also set the presser foot so it's one click up from >>> touching >> >>> my fabric; it does not touch the fabric at all. Maybe that's too high-or >>> too low? >>> >>> Ideas or suggestions would be appreciated, as always. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Sandra Walker >>> A&E Custom Embroidery >>> 936.588.1015 800.291.6953 >>> We make your life more colorful...and your business more visible! >> >> >> =========================================================== >> >> The AmayaUsers Mailing List >> Website: http://www.amayausers.com >> Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list >> >> =========================================================== >> >> >> =========================================================== >> >> The AmayaUsers Mailing List >> Website: http://www.amayausers.com >> Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list >> >> =========================================================== > > =========================================================== > > The AmayaUsers Mailing List > Website: http://www.amayausers.com > Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list > > =========================================================== > =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================