Thursday, 19 January 2012

Aarghhhhhh ...

I never learn.  Big Bertha does NOT like dark green batik fabric.  I knew it from past experience, so why did I think anything would be different this time?

This is what happens every time she had to sew backwards on the green fabric. Can you see that very long skipped stitch?







Just to prove that it's only with the batik, this is a picture of the same part of the pattern but on ordinary fabric.  Spot the difference?










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10 comments:

  1. Barb19 January 2012 at 20:24

    Well....at least you know .... it is frustrating tho.

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  2. Mrs.Pickles19 January 2012 at 23:10

    silly machine!

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  3. Lynn20 January 2012 at 00:03

    Try a light misting of a weak fabric softener and water mix (1:10 ratio).

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  4. Lynn20 January 2012 at 00:04

    Try a light misting of a weak fabric softener and water mix (1:10 ratio).

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  5. Shelley20 January 2012 at 02:50

    Yeah, mine hates Batik backings too. I think it's because it's so tightly woven.

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  6. Miss Hillbilly20 January 2012 at 04:56

    Silly batiks are a pain all around, but we love them so!

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  7. BilboWaggins20 January 2012 at 08:02

    Aarghhhhhh indeed. I used to have the same problem with the Gammill - it would not sew nicely with that really fine Liberty cotton (Tana lawn?). I had quite a stash of the stuff and in the end I gave it all away because it was more trouble to quilt than it was worth.

    Have you tried spray upholstery silicon - I know a lot of longarmers have had good results. Spray it on the backside of a finished top (be careful, overspray goes everywhere) and it should help the needle glide through the fabric with less resistance and you ought to get fewer skipped stitches. Out this morning, in this afternoon if you want to chat about it.

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  8. Linda in Arkansas 20 January 2012 at 16:20

    Ugh! How frustrating! I wish I could say just don't go backwards - but that's not an option.

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  9. Sand and Sunshine20 January 2012 at 19:22

    A machine that knows it's colors? What a naughty girl! I'm voting for colorblind machines.

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  10. Kim Brackett24 January 2012 at 12:36

    That's interesting. My home sewing machine has a stitch regulator (BSR), and it doesn't like dark batik fabrics, either. I had guessed that maybe it couldn't "read" the darker batik fabrics, but maybe it's my machine that doesn't like dark batiks. Hmmm.

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