Artisan Stitching Tension

[rdb]

Henry, that's just an 1.5" brass buckle from Zack White

[Handstitched]

I had a similar problem when putting a stitch into a single layer of leather, as decorative stitch for example.

But then I read rdb's response, and I did the same , unscrewed the tension all the way out on both aux & main tensions ....and ...it worked !!!

The lock of the stitch is just in the right place ,as before it was close to the surface.Thanks rdb.

Also, I was having the occasional problem of the thread 'popping' out of the aux tension at the back, but after watching the video for a little while I did learn to run the thread back through the guide, ....problem solved

The more I learn , the more confident I become

All the best,

Handstitched

Western Australia (..........where its REALLY HOT right now , like 40c to 48c )

[tonyc1]

But, is the stitch tight? I read in a manual (Singer) once that the bight should be in the lower half of the material.

Tony.

[esantoro]

But, is the stitch tight? I read in a manual (Singer) once that the bight should be in the lower half of the material.

Tony.

I have had good experience on lighter leathers by removing the spring in the bobbin case or cutting it down.

ed

[mntdshootrdoc]

It's too early for me on the East Coast to call Artisan, so I'll ask here first.

Just set up my Toro 3000, and getting familiar with it. It was apparently set up for multiple layers when I first got it. It was working fine through 3-4 layers of belt leather, then I got the brilliant idea to set it for one layer. I made adjustments to the main tension screw, and fine tuned it with the aux one.

Every practice piece worked and looked fine, then when I went to actually make something, the tension seems to have a mind of it's own.

I'm sure it's me, and what I did to the original setup. Reading the small pamphlet said that if the top stitch showed the knot to loosen the main tension, which I did, until the screw ran out of thread, and fell off the spring. There wasn't much room to loosen there. Long story short, I played around untill the scrap pieces showed correctly. Then went to make...The results are in the Pic. It starts off right, then on the top you can see the tension lapses for a good three inches, then comes back.....

If anyone has a clue, let me know. Also, if anyone knows how to start the tension screws at the correct first setting (i.e like a carb you would screw it all the way in, and then come out a half turn, or something like that).

[rdb]

mntdshootrdoc, as was explained to me, unscrew the tensions all the way out , and adjust in a tiny bit in on the main. Adjust in tiny increments until it works for you.

But better than that is the new Artisan video they made. It is a GREAT asset to the community. Follow their setup advice exactly, and you shouldn't ever have a problem. You can search this forum for the thread that talks about the video, or, I think, it's on their site. I haven't had a problem at all since watching it.

[Johanna]

Artisan 3000 video here