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I have a range bag I will be sewing around a curved end. The curvature will not allow me to use my cobra cylinder bed to sew very well- I was contemplating using either the holster or stirrup plate .

I have never used them- but I remember somewhere someone saying that you need to reduce the tension on the needle thread and will probably need to re-adjust the stitch length. Is that true- or any other recommendations

 

Thank you

RMR 

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I never change my tension when using the holster plate. I do highly recommend you practice quite a bit before sewing your finished product. It takes a while to perfect because you are sewing without bottom feed and just using the walking foot to feed. You must learn to keep your work level and feed neutral.

 

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Like Mark, I don’t find I need to adjust top tension but I do need to lengthen the stitch  adjuster to get an equivalent SPI.  Mark is absolutely right that work needs to be level and feed neutral.  If I push or retard feed I find I have skipped stitches. 

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thanks guys for the reply and advice- sounds like I need to start practicing

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