Questions & Answers for: Janome stretch

Janome My style 16 - stretch stitches Okay, bought the machine second hand, had it serviced and it works beautifully only how do I turn the dial around to "stretch stitch"? I feel like I'll break it ...

...type material it keeps knoting you may need to use a certain type of thread for jersey knits and stretch fabrics also your machine should have a setting for stretch stitches to allow for smoother ...

How do I overlock stretch fabrics so the stitches won't break when the fabric stretches? I suggest also setting the stitch length to about 2 (very close together). When the stitch is shorter, it seems

stuck in stitch pattern was making button hole started stretch zig zag will not do any other stitch i was able to find one at www.ifixmachines.com

...needle. Lock or disengage the cutting blade. Guide fabric along the right edge of the presser foot. Stretch and equal amount from fron to back while serging. Lower the differential feed, if available ...

MC4400 skips on the zig zag stitch when sewing Janome MC4400 skips on the zig zag stitch when sewing stretch fabrics You must buse an anti static needle otherwise yoiu will miss stitches.

My machine is skipping stitches My machine skips stitches on swimwear fabric and stretch cordura. It seems to do just fine on woven fabrics, but any knits I sew on have skipped stitches and I ...

Stretch fabric gets jammed in the needle plate I am using a stretch needle and have followed the manual for stretch settings. It happens mostly at the edge of the fabric. you may have to use some type

...Are you having structural jamming problems (stitches too short/thread too thick)? Is the thread stretched during sewing and then relaxing (in which case you've probably got a tension problem)?

...will be a switch or dial (depending on model) that also has a blue color. That is probably for stretch stitching. You will have to change the switch or dial to the stretch stitch setting and