Little House Creations Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 I know this has been discussed before - but I can't find the thread (no pun intended!) What is your favorite stitch length - with SR on and SR off. My Freedom has been really liking it at 10 - but I find that a bit slow. Any faster - 11 and up gets me thread breakages. What's your sweet spot? thx Bev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkl Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Bev; When I first started this LA adventure I set the SR length at 10 but now usually set the length at 11. Hope to meet you in Edmonton at Sparrow Studioz in a few weeks. Leslie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 My SR is 12-13, ..depending on what i'm doing...and non is 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 sr 12, non sr 10...just like sheri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 10 SR, and I rarely do non-SR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 10 and I never turn mine off SR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 I'm just wondering why anything over 11 causes you to have thread breakages. I wouldn't think that should be an issue just from increasing spi? Maybe someone can clarify the reasoning for me? I don't have APQS stitch regulation, so my answer probably matters not, but I stitch 10-12 regulated and very seldom unregulated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimerickson Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Bev: It depends on the look you want, and what's being stitched. I almost never use UR. If I'm stitching tight archs or lots of short direction changes, I'll use 12 spi, or 16 spi. If the design has large archs or long lines, I'll go to 8 spi. My wife likes the looks of the longer stitches and would have me do 8 spi all the time, but that just doesn't work for me. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkinpatchquilter Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 I haven't been long arming very long so I don't know how much stock can be put in my answer - I don't have stitch regulation so everything I do is in non stitch regulated mode...and I do feathers at a 7... detail work at a 4 or 5 ... and edge to edge at a 8 or 9. I suppose that seems awfully slow and long compared to everyone else but they've been stitching much longer than I so they likely have more control! When I first brought my machine home it was really hard not to listen to everyone else...after all, they knew more than me so I was all ears! I was told to stitch faster to get better flow, and it's true! But I just couldn't get the hang of it until I just did it my own way. You do get better flow faster...but I find I'm much more accurate at a slower speed and after I built up the muscle to control the machine head I can really move it just fine and get smaller even stitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 I like an 11 for SR. When I use non stitch regulated mode, only for charity quilts, I have to use a 13 to keep my stitches even. Any slower and I have really really long stitches. DeLoa Jones told me to practice non stitch regulated mode for 10 minutes a day; however, that's hard to do when I have quilts on the frame for days. Now that I feel more comfortable with feathering, I mainlly do feathers and practice designs on the charity quilts with non SR because I can go faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne in Iowa Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 OK dumb question for the day.... How do you set your stitch length with out the SR on? I thought it depended on how fast you moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Lynne, you don't. You, yourself, must make the machine head travel at a consistent speed so your stitches will be the same -just like with your domestic machine. It does take practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne in Iowa Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Whew, that's what I thought Just never thought of giving it a number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passtimequilting Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Hi Bev, My machine has just been shipped today so should have it shortly. I was surprised to see Water Valley, AB as we are west of Didsbury. Perhaps we will meet one day! Happy Sewing... Carolyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Lynne, you just increase your needle speed in NON SR mode. I set mine to the 10, but YOU have to control how fast you quilt. Clear as mud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 I mainly set my SR at 11 for 50 wt thread, like SoFine. If I am using a thicker thread like Glide, I usually set it for 10. I rarely use non-SR so I can't remember what I set it for then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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