Sheila S. Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 When you get a new apqs machine do you have to cut your canvas leader straight so you are assured a nice straight canvas? I did not do that when I got my new lenni and the canvas is not straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingpup Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 When I got my Lucey a few years ago, the edges of my canvas were not even as I rolled it up....but it looked straight along the bars....what the installer did was to have me take a long measuring tape and measuring from the sides of the frame mark each canvas in the center with a permanent marker. I have had no problems with this....but the edges still do not line up straight on the canvas...but importantly, my quilt top and backing edges do line up and there are no wrinkles in the top and backing when loaded...so it is good I think. so if it is the edges of the canvas not matching up when you roll it, I would not worry...but if the length of the canvas is not even along the length of the bars, then some adjustment needs to be done...does that make sense and someone else will probably give some input here. Lin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimerickson Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Sheila: You can mark your leader more accurately with a stitched line than with a measured marker line. Simply extend your take up leader ( or either of the other leaders for that matter) to almost the maximum reach of your machine, apply the horizontal channel lock (either electronic or manual) and stitch a line. You'll probably have to pin to another leader to keep it tight while you stitch. You can use that as your reference line, or fold and stitch a pocket then cut the excess off. Your leader will be straight for a while. The long term problem is that the leader fabric will distort over time from pulling and rolling, and eventually be out of alignment again. I don't know what kind of fabric your leaders are made from. It seems to me some machines come with a rather light fabric (mine did). I replaced my leaders with a fairly heavy canvas. and they have held up reasonably well. I made my leaders quite long (you might refer to them as deep rather than long) so I could keep the selvage on both edges. The selvage helps to control fabric distortion. Hope this helps. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbuchwitz Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Sheila: You can mark your leader more accurately with a stitched line than with a measured marker line. Simply extend your take up leader ( or either of the other leaders for that matter) to almost the maximum reach of your machine, apply the horizontal channel lock (either electronic or manual) and stitch a line. You'll probably have to pin to another leader to keep it tight while you stitch. You can use that as your reference line, or fold and stitch a pocket then cut the excess off. Your leader will be straight for a while. The long term problem is that the leader fabric will distort over time from pulling and rolling, and eventually be out of alignment again. I don't know what kind of fabric your leaders are made from. It seems to me some machines come with a rather light fabric (mine did). I replaced my leaders with a fairly heavy canvas. and they have held up reasonably well. I made my leaders quite long (you might refer to them as deep rather than long) so I could keep the selvage on both edges. The selvage helps to control fabric distortion. Hope this helps. Jim Jim - do you pin to backing or to the other leader to do this? Thanks! Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimerickson Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Heather: I'd do it to another leader, but I guess it would probably work OK pinning to some backing fabric. You just need to make sure the leader you're stitching on is pulled tight across the entire width so you don't inadvertently stitch distortion into the line. Good luck. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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