Does this machine allow you to back up or move forward by individual stitches w/in a color or skip parts of the design?
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Yes it does. You can skip (or go back) just a single stitch or an entire step within the design!
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Deena I, A larger hoop will not make a machine sew a larger design. It allows you to do a design, then move down, and do another design without re-hooping. You will still be limited to the size of embroidery the machine currently does. Thank you,
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I cannot remember....I am sure you can go online with Singer and see...or YouTube. I bought the more expensive model because it did have, I think, more stitch designs, it also cuts thread and I felt for a little extra money, I would go with the best, as it might be my last machine. I test drove the Bernina, Viking, Baby Lock.....I hate my Janome, which is why I was trying to find a better machine overall....I felt the Bernina is a rip-off...women ooh and ah over it to beat the band, but honestly....for the thousands of dollars and the fact that feet are $50.00 each and more...it is an advertising schmooze. Getting women to believe the Bernina is the best is just that...a schmooze! Viking and Singer are now made at the same manufacturing plant....Brother and Baby Lock are made by the same company, also. I have a stand alone embroidery machine by Janome...and I have a Babylock Serger (it's awesome)....and of all the machines I own..,.if I have a project....I go immediately to my Singer Quantum Stylist....it has the strength and the power and all the stitch designs I will ever need...it is much easier to program than the Brother...easier to thread than the Brother...is quieter than the Brother and when it cuts the thread it is MUCH quieter than the Brother and I cannot imagine a project other than sewing awning canvas that it can't do. If you are going to sew awning canvas, then get a mechanical machine...don't be fooled by the word COMMERCIAL....get a TRUE hardcore mechanical machine that doesn't do anything but sew straight stitches
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It has forward and rewind, not reverse. This is a great little machine for the price.
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I have wondered about the same thing. On my quilt I am just using a primitive/running stitch with thicker thread, but it hasn't seemed to affect the other stitches.
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There are two screws on back that keeps the backing secure. You might be able to remove them to do the embroidery
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You can stop sewing with the needle in the down position or move the wheel to where the needle is in the down position. This can be useful sometimes when doing corners or fine detail. The machine does not make nearly as much noise as my 1970s Singer and seems to have more power. I use it to patch and repair our favorite old jeans and it handles the heavy material well.
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It is very simple...I love it. Select the buttonhole symbol. Use the buttonhole foot that is included. Buttonhole size is determined by whatever size button is used in the slot on the buttonhole foot. Then you just press the sewing pedal. The machine automatically bartacks on each end and stitches each side. It also stops automatically. I guess the one step is putting on the buttonhole foot.
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Hello, no there is NOT only one loop on the collapsible background. There are in fact three nylon loops. One is on the left, right and one on top. On mine it looks like they had intended to put one at the bottom too but I think maybe after a closer look it is just where the end stitch is. I hope this helps you out. Also Fotodiox does have a (.com) so you can email them and ask them too.
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Yes and yes. This link will take you to the instruction book. See page 24 for the stitches you can do . http://content.janome.com/userfiles/file/Inst%20book%202206(En_Sp_Fr).pdf
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Yes, there is a front panel that slips off to allow for freearm sewing. Very user friendly machine
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I have used this machine to hem denim jeans, sew through several layers of corduroy, and quilt with no problem. I do use different feet for different projects, which helps feed the fabric through more easily, and I do lift the foot when going over a very thick seam to help it feed through manually. I love this sewing machine! I have had no issues with plastic vs. metal gears so far.
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In addition to the attached presser foot for normal sewing, there are: a blind stitch hem foot, a hemmer foot, an overedge foot, a zipper foot, a transparent buttonhole foot, a zigzag foot and an automatic buttonhole foot. When I use a zigzag stitch, I use the normal foot (don't change it to a zigzag foot) and it works fine. I use this machine almost daily and am very satisfied.
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No, it doesn't. You can move the frame to whatever part of the quilt that you are working on. Hope that helps. Hard to explain, but I love my frame!
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Actually, no it does not have that feature, BUT it has sewed many long hours, and I absolutely love the ease of the machine. It is really durable and does very well for a straight forward basic machine with a few nice decorative stitches. It is an excellent machine for the money. Thanks.
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No, although it has many fancy stitches. I love this machine - it's very quiet, smooth and simple to operate.
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Unfortunately, no. This machine is rather complicated. After a few experiments, I put mine on coverstitch and left it there. Fortunately, I have a great serger.