Archive for June 26th, 2008

• first stitches, new machine

  Date: 2008.06.26 | Category: sewn | Response: 0

  
  Yes, I actually got her out, threaded up and sewed!

  I wimped out and didn’t end up reading the manual beforehand (I’ve been doing so much dictionary work recently, I didn’t feel like more), but I got on fine just looking at the pictures. Kinda easy really, threading up a sewing machine, starting off … but I was dreading it just a little, I mean, what if I’d made the wrong choice?

  Actually, I’m really happy … shopping around, gesturing, talking broken Japanese to at least 5 different sales reps paid off It has the features I wanted, once I saw what’s available here … no foot pedal option, slo.o.ow setting (such a relief), needle up, needle down, a “slow down immediately” button, pressure adjustments, one step button hole etc.

  No, it’s not a made-in-Japan industrial JUKI, far too expensive for me, but it’s been running well. Nice looking stitches, no needle stuck in the down position, doesn’t shake the desk as I sew … of course my expectations might be artificially low, given my other (left in Sydney) machine.

  Now to buy all the possible feet, attachments and whatnots I might need before I leave Japan … hehehe

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