juden99 Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Ok, I have attempted to straighten my leaders. Now I am wondering, the sides of my leaders are uneven. So, when ever they were attached years ago (bought machine used) someone serged the edges on the sides but they aren't square with the top and bottom selvage attached to the rollers. Should I take them off, rip the sides to get a straight edge? I am considering getting the red snappers or leader grips. So I would need to sew a casing...which if it goes like my trying to sew a straight line for the leader edge...will not turn out very well. I have a 14ft machine Ultimate I. Renae's leaders only come in lengths to fit 12' machines. So, my question is the leaders sold on the APQS website...are they squared already? Trying to decide what to do. Thanks in advance Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Judy, When you get the leaders from APQS the edges are serged but are not necessarily squared. As the canvas feeds through the serger it can wander just a bit. Your canvas leader side edges most likely never did stack precisely on top of one another. We have found that as each individual handles the canvas, they will scoot one way or another depending on your dominant hand or the loading method you ultimately choose. That is why we don't have people worry about the canvas left and right edges...but the center marks must always align with each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Dawn, thanks for that info, it is a great help. On my steel table and now on the my new Bliss frame, my leader side edges have never completely stacked on top of each other when rolled. Now reading what you wrote it makes sense that it is more important that the centres match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juden99 Posted April 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Thank you Dawn for the quick response and info! Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I beequilting4U Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I have approximatley the same question, My leaders are out by 1/4 of an inch from my take up bar and I cannot keep my quilts straight. What should I do as I would also like to put on the red snapper on with my zipper system and I want to keep my quilts straight. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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