[amayausers] Re: auto actifeed & puckering/tightness-again

  • From: "Image Embroidery" <imageembroidery@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 15:57:55 -0400

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!
>
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