Wyowally Report post Posted August 2, 2021 People have been really helpful answering questions - thanks! Been practicing my backstitching - I am wondering at what point in the needle travel and the lift arm travel does the thread release best for back-stitching on most machines? On mine the arm is short of reaching top travel and the needle has just started down. Not sure that's correct. I've adjusted and maybe mal-adjusted everything and it really does work well. It also seems like changing needles and threads from 138/21 to 92/18 or 16 I have to adjust hook/needle clearance to get things just right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites