Interesting article. I understand why stitch regulators may be desirable for quilting, where an even appearance to the stitching is required. For creative free-motion embroidery however, they would be a drawback. Sometimes you want the stitches to be different lengths as it's this that produces varying textures. Indeed it's the skill of the sewist that produces the varying textures as they alternate speed of the machine with movement of the fabric.
How can we get teenage educators to understand that the mechanics of a sewing machine share much in common with the engineering in prosthetic limbs? Some years ago our local tv news broadcast that a child needing a prosthetic arm would wait years on the NHS so a local engineer built her one from sewing machine parts. We seem to be desperately short of sewing machine engineers and it would be great to give them some glamour!
Not all who sew are women. I greatly enjoy your articles, and I gave up on free motion quilting because of all the pitfalls you described. Maybe a BSR is in order.
Nicely described process without and with a stitch regulator. I don’t have room for a long arm quilting set-up. Fortunately, one of our local quilt shops allows us to book time on one of their big long arms with laser & stitch regulators.
Interesting article. I understand why stitch regulators may be desirable for quilting, where an even appearance to the stitching is required. For creative free-motion embroidery however, they would be a drawback. Sometimes you want the stitches to be different lengths as it's this that produces varying textures. Indeed it's the skill of the sewist that produces the varying textures as they alternate speed of the machine with movement of the fabric.
How can we get teenage educators to understand that the mechanics of a sewing machine share much in common with the engineering in prosthetic limbs? Some years ago our local tv news broadcast that a child needing a prosthetic arm would wait years on the NHS so a local engineer built her one from sewing machine parts. We seem to be desperately short of sewing machine engineers and it would be great to give them some glamour!
Bernina BSR Mode 1 take it and run, Mode 2 waits for you.
I did not make this rather I read it on the Bernina groups io message board.
Not all who sew are women. I greatly enjoy your articles, and I gave up on free motion quilting because of all the pitfalls you described. Maybe a BSR is in order.
Nicely described process without and with a stitch regulator. I don’t have room for a long arm quilting set-up. Fortunately, one of our local quilt shops allows us to book time on one of their big long arms with laser & stitch regulators.