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No presser foot pressure and polar fleece....
JillyBean333   Intermediate MN USA Member since 2007 Posts: 933	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/1/12 10:08 PM So the neighbor and I were working on her new Janome today...trying to make stuffies out of polar fleece....well...as it turns out the pressure is too much and is stretching out the polar fleece. Does anyone have any tips or tricks for dealing with this? ------ JillyBean http://craftysupreme.etsy.com
skae   Advanced MN USA Member since 2007 Posts: 2255	Login to reply to this post In reply to JillyBean333 Like this post Date: 2/1/12 10:10 PM Is there a pressure foot adjustment. Like a knob to adjust on the side or top. To help you better what janome machine she have? ------ ý1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
JillyBean333   Intermediate MN USA Member since 2007 Posts: 933	Login to reply to this post In reply to skae Like this post Date: 2/1/12 10:33 PM She has a Janome 1050. No presser foot adjustment that I can see. ------ JillyBean http://craftysupreme.etsy.com
FrBasil Advanced Beginner PA USA Member since 2009 Posts: 718	Login to reply to this post In reply to JillyBean333 Like this post Date: 2/1/12 10:50 PM Quote: JillyBean333 She has a Janome 1050. No presser foot adjustment that I can see. I can't find any Internet resources that show me what I want to see, but many Janome machines adjust the pressure with a lever INSIDE the faceplate door (over the needle). Is there a control inside there on the 1050?
JillyBean333   Intermediate MN USA Member since 2007 Posts: 933	Login to reply to this post In reply to FrBasil Like this post Date: 2/2/12 9:32 AM There is no door to the left of the needle there is a screw holding the plastic piece on. I can remove it and see what's there. ------ JillyBean http://craftysupreme.etsy.com
skae   Advanced MN USA Member since 2007 Posts: 2255	Login to reply to this post In reply to JillyBean333 Like this post Date: 2/2/12 9:54 AM looks like its self ajustable. It has feet for each sewing job. I would get a rollor foot that will put less stretch on the fleece. I look at the sewing book and it show nothing about adjusting the pressure foot. I would get a foot that looks like this. hope this helps. ------ ý1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
PattiAnnJ   Advanced OH USA Member since 2006 Posts: 3186	Login to reply to this post In reply to JillyBean333 Like this post Date: 2/2/12 11:29 AM Have you tried a walking foot to keep the layers from shifting?
Doris W. in TN   Intermediate TN USA Member since 2004 Posts: 6055	Login to reply to this post In reply to JillyBean333 Like this post Date: 2/2/12 11:30 AM Because it is a fuzzy/nappy type surface, I only use a walking foot with polar fleece.
SouthernStitch   Advanced USA Member since 2002 Posts: 5858	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/2/12 12:21 PM I once tried to sew polar fleece with a roller foot and the pressure set very low. Didn't work. Only a walking foot is going to help here. ------ Bernina 730E, 350PE Babylock Audrey Singer 201, 221FW Viking 6570 When life gives you green velvet curtains, make a green velvet dress.
JillyBean333   Intermediate MN USA Member since 2007 Posts: 933	Login to reply to this post In reply to SouthernStitch Like this post Date: 2/2/12 2:52 PM Ok, I can put on a walking foot..however, I'm trying to sew eyes and noses onto the polar fleece so basically applique. I have done this before...and can do it on my D1...but the Janome is a big no go so far. So am I understanding correctly in that basically if you don't have presser foot pressure, you simply need the correct foot for the job and you will be fine? Thanks for info. ------ JillyBean http://craftysupreme.etsy.com

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