Members troop Posted June 22, 2009 Members Report Posted June 22, 2009 Thank you.Thread is 207. I'm not 100% sold on it with that stitch spacing and needle size. 346 would fill those holes better but I didn't want to waste thread so I'm using it for meanwhile and then I'll upsize it later. If I drop the stitch spacing down a notch it looks pretty good. I'm going to do an IWB with the smaller stitches for comparison. I just need to figure out the matching reverse stitch length before I do or else it will look goofy when I try that LOL wow, 207. i also have the class 3 cobra from steve. ( i live near his store) i have been using 277 on my holsters, but would like to go up to a 346 on some of them. i have been playing with my stitching lengths as well. i like the looks of the medium length stitches but in the tighter turns i am finding that the shorter stitch lengths come out better. i've only had my machine a couple of weeks and am still learning the art of stitching with it. Quote The hand that feeds you also puts the chains around your neck.
Members Shorts Posted June 22, 2009 Author Members Report Posted June 22, 2009 wow, 207. i also have the class 3 cobra from steve. ( i live near his store) i have been using 277 on my holsters, but would like to go up to a 346 on some of them. i have been playing with my stitching lengths as well. i like the looks of the medium length stitches but in the tighter turns i am finding that the shorter stitch lengths come out better. i've only had my machine a couple of weeks and am still learning the art of stitching with it. You're seeing exactly why I want to drop my stitch length. Getting around some tighter radius curves the longer stitches are just kicking my tail. Shorter stitches will definitely help. It's still taking me a bit to get things pretty. I put my flatbed on it. I modded the flatbed by wrapping it with thin leather. Otherwise the edge of the laminate would scrape up the backside of the leather I was working on. That worked like a charm I just have to be certain the edges of the pieces I'm working on don't catch. My beginning/ends are getting better, especially the backside. But not quite there yet. My straight lines are still a bit crooked If I can get the stitching around the curves worked out things will be going alright. Quote
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