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great idea! for those of us that only have CC, can that be done in Ps?

Very helpful for understanding the concept. How about staples or pins on the seam allowance? I'm thinking they wouldn't need to be removed until the whole seam is sewn. Have you had bad experience with those, leading to a preference for clips?

Can you please show us how to do it if there are two concave edges such as when sewing the brim onto a bucket hat? I struggle to this well. Thanks! :)

Hey Stephen- my 'poster' setting is in grey on my mac and will not allow me to select it.. Have you seen this before?

I have SEWN not sewed. Are Americans not taught third verb form? Very useful information though thank you.

Should be Singer vs Brother ST150HDH. they are in same class and price

I bought the Singer 6700c last year. It sews more like the machines that I grew up with, that just sewed on. It cost me $300. The biggest reason I bought this is because I do use the embroidery stitches on projects. It was OK. This was my compromise because I wanted a Reliable Barracuda or SailRite for heavy wool and denim. Although the Barracuda is half the price of SailRite, $600 was out of my means. I have a Bernina Bernette that I bought 20 years ago and it's so damned weak and jammed on everything. It cost me about $400. My kids told me if I can come up with $200, they will match the rest for a Barracuda. 😊

I have had both of these machine and they are junk!

I have had a Janome for years and have never had problems with it! I love it!

really appreciate your style of explanation - thank you

This is super helpful and for me focused in the right place. In general I have my tension set pretty even but occasionally and sometimes after seeing over another seam (I quilt) it bunches a bit and then I can pull away a bit on the bunch to flatten and the stitch breaks. Any ideas? Thanks! 🙏

Thank you very much fot this detailed video! Can I ask though, in the thumbnail, there is a part shown on the bag that is not explained in the video on how to make it, and I am trying to make that exact part right now. I am talking about the small black piece sewn at the end of the zipper. Could you provide information on how to make this piece?

get to the point

Is puckering a possibility with a curve and using a machine? Newbie here

pretty sure you just solved one of the most frustrating and until now mysterious errors I was making. Totally self taught but never saw an explanation as simple as this fr birds nests. can't wait to try it! thank you!

You're adorable, Steve. Beautiful eyes!

Thanks for reinforcing my thoughts on buying a Janome. Till recently Adam Savage has used the Janome HD3000 for all his projects and now he moved on to a Sailrite. I’m just starting so I’m glad to hear you prefer this over the Singer!

would be interesting to test what sailrite can't do on chinese shoe patcher.

Tension is always rough for me! Thanks for sharing

I have this machine and the one thing it's missing is a knee lift. It was not designed to even have one. Even my Singer S18 has a knee lift as does my industrial Juki. When you use a knee lift you wonder how you ever sewed without one! It's a vital feature! Great video...thank you for taking the time to post it.

Hi there, so I have a ikonix ks335A and the problem I keep having is 1. The bobbin that came with my machine slide right off when attempting to do the tension testing. 2. I'm using nylon 69 which is what is recommended but my top tread keeps on unraveling (splitting) any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated 😊

I wind all my bobbins on a seperate machine. I have a..... 5523 😁 on the side i use for thinner projects and bobbin winding while my MC400 is hammering away and my main project is on the main machine.

Thank you! We were getting so frustrated with the birds nests and thought my sewing machine was bad. But, thankfully it is user error with threading. So helpful!

I had no idea

Thank you so very much! I have a Juki Jin NA 11UT and my tension was off. I didn't know how to adjust it and was afraid I'd make it worse. This is the BEST video I've seen explaining how to adjust the bottom and top tension. Mine is sewing great now.

Such a bothersome issue, solved in 5 seconds. I guess one should know how machines work... Thank you so much!

Great video. I'm considering getting one of these but can't decide between the LS1 or LSZ1. I generally don't need the zigzag feature and can always use my home machine if I need to. One difference between the two machines is that the LS1 has a narrower foot, and at Sailrite they mention it's better ant getting into tight corners. Do you think the rather wider foot on the LSZ1 is in any way a hindrance, especially if you will be sewing something on the smaller side?

Thanks for this great video! I am looking for some help. How is this machine with stretchy knits and elastics? I need this to zz down the elastic on knits. Thanks!

Opal Viking machine. The needle isn’t hitting anything when the wheel is turning. The bobbin thread is coming up normally. The top thread is catching. The bobbin casing is doing a “thock” sound; all of a sudden there is a knotted mess in the bobbin casing, and the top thread has cut. Please help. I have a sample due and don’t have time to get this serviced.

This might be a bit late but a size 18 needle is way too small for thick leather as the friction grips the thread. For what you tested with both leather and plastic you should be on a size above 21. I tend to use a 23 most of the time but change down to a 21 when working with woven textiles.

Great Video and to add the ending showing his personal side was great. I'm glad my son is not the only one who asks the same.

I'd pin the ends first and then struggle with the center. The folding trick helped so much ty!

Thank you you told me just what I needed to here.

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Must be invaluable on a sail boat!

hey, how are you? I just found your videos. I would like to know wich sewing machine do you recommend for a fashion student? Like an Industry sewing machine (like the one you use(I don't know wich it is)) or something more normal like the heavy duty from singer? Or maybe you can tell how I can search for the machine that fits me. If you have the time to answer my question. It would be great! Greetings Lia

Stephen, you are one good looking knowledgeable man. Love watching your videos

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How do you raise the presser foot so it will pull the fabric through while sewing

Thank you so much. All of a sudden I was getting birds nests. Now I can fix it and keep sewing happy. Thanks.

Singer is plastic junk. No way. Janome rules!

Talking about price when comparing products is stupid. The price is NOT A FUNCTION! The price is an indicator of the market, not an attribute of the product itself. You don't use the price to sew, do you. Only functions and objective qualities should be compared.

Super helpful vid, was questioning whether to buy a Singer or Janome and you have definitely made up my mind now. Buying a Janome!

Just found your video and it help make my mind up about purchasing one of these machines ,. I have an Singer 20U that i have used but want to sale and get something newer

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The manual for Brother SE1900 says to lower he foot before using the auto threading. I do it all the time with no issues.

I have an Elnita 225e II got an estate sale. I got everything cleaned and oiled but it won't zigzag.

Omg thank you so much I’m new to sewing so I thought my machine was broke I kept on taking out the bobbin and the spool to check if anything was wrong 😭😭😭 you’ve been soooo helpful !!!

Looks to me, Singer has an LED work light. The Jenome looks to me no light at all?

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