I'm having trouble with the hidden zipper foot. The needle is to far from the zipper. Can I move the needle 1mm?
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If you have a computerized machine, the needle settings are on the screen. You can go into your needle settings and move the need by .5mm to the left or right until it is in the right position. If you do not have a computerized machine, you would have to refer to your machine's manual under "needle position." In most newer machines, the needle position can be moved in order to accommodate seam allowance changes. Hope this helps!
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What pfaff do you have? It should work fine. Thanks Sammy sewingmachineoutlet
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Hi Betty, well, that is the tricky part. You have to have a bit extra fabric as a "leader". When you put your ruffler on the machine make sure the screw is SUPER tight, otherwise it can vibrate loose. Make your setting adjustments on the ruffler and thread your needle with a lot of tail. Now, if you look at the black "blades" on the ruffler you'll notice you can slide your fabric between these pieces. Coming in from the left, holding your fabric tight, slide the fabric between these blades until it stops. The teeth will not allow you to pull the fabric towards you so make sure you have a couple inches extra in your left hand. You may have to pull it out and play with it a bit, I would use a test piece first. The edge of the ruffler towards you has a little slit, slide the fabric under that and you should be good to go. Now don't forget to play with your tension, because it is quite different from regular sewing. There are several fabrics I have had difficulty using, organza or anything sheer will rip from the blade teeth. I typically ruffle ribbon, so the one that works best is Grosgrain. It does take some practice to use this ruffler, just be patient. :D Good luck!
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When I use the overlock foot, I use a zigzag stitch. The closer together the stitch the better it looks.
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You cannot change the needle. I returned mine and got a new one Just had to pay shipping.Paul
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It's pretty flexible what it will fit. You need a foot that will let various feet fit onto it, that will latch onto the zipper foot. You will also need a machine which has a needle that will move to various positions side to side. I don't mean that will zig zag, but will sew straight at various locations which will enable you to sew on each side of the zipper foot. I do know that some Janome machines will not do this.
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Look very carefully....it's there. True story...I couldn't find it either and asked someone to put an opening in it for me. She very carefully opened a seam on the bottom and attached Velcro strips to close it. THEN she found the zipper...a very fine zipper that's up a few inches from one of the edges. I felt really dumb! I'm glad you asked... I wasn't smart enough to do that! :-)
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Something may not be connected correctly inside the tool or the button may not be slide forward tight enough. Try taping the slide into position, just be careful to not bend the needle since you can't retract it without undoing the tape.
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The product list does not show your model as being one that this foot fits. However, the fit depends on two things. There is a curved area on the left that goes under the needle clamp screw. That curve has to be wide enough to fit around your screw. On the right, there is also that shiny curved claw that must fit around your needle clamp screw. Without knowing these dimensions, it is impossible to tell if it will fit until you try it. Check out Amazons return policy and see if you want to take a chance and possibly have to return it, is my advice.
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I would check with the Designer 1 Viking sewing machine folks and inquire. I have put the foot on a couple machines that have the same style of putting the foot on a short shank machine. Hope this is of some help.
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Since I don't know what kind of machine you have and what your blind hem stitch foot looks like, I would guess "no". This foot has a blade in the center to guide in an existing stich-ditch so that you line up your current line of stitches exactly on top. A blind hem stitch foot isn't designed for that purpose.
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Turn the handwheel until the needle is all the way to the left position and the green dots are lined up vertically. Making sure the thread guide is at its highest position, put the thread through the loop. Bring it down and thread it through the top hole, making sure the thread is ABOVE the stitch length dial. After threading through the top hold, bring the thread around and thread it through the bottom hole, also from back to front. Drape it over the thread tension adjuster, making sure the tension is not too tight. It must go through there easily. In front of the thread tension adjuster is another hole. Thread it through that and into the hold just on the other side of it. When you see the thread coming through into the machine, using tweezers, put it through the hook to hold it in place and then, using a needle threader, pull the thread through the needle from back to front. Thread should come out of needle facing you. I have found that using cone thread is easier than spool thread, although with some playing around with the adjustments, spool thread will do if its your only color match to the fabric. Make sure you double check the threading procedure as sometimes the thread goes under the stitch length dial or its not threaded through the thread tension adjuster properly. It's hard to explain without a drawing, but I'm not sure how to scan and put it on here for you. Also note that a blind hemmer has no bobbin thread. Hope this helps!
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I don't know since I only use it with the spacers. If you are not using the spacers, you can just inject. The spacers hide the needle.
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My stock needle had the letter "D" on the back on of it. The NP1 had some other lettering on it. So I think that you should be okay. If I'm wrong the worst thing that can happen is you return it. Hope this helps
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Not sure...my daughter's works great! Make sure the needle bar is up. Good luck!
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Mine was an 17 lb, peek a poo and it was too big. we even tried to alter it,By folding it over but no good. They have other online, but they are custom, and run $100.00 of dollars, I would sugest purchase it, and see if you can find a sewing person, or a shoe repair, since they work with similar material to alter it to fit. That is what I am doing with mine, taking it to a shoe place to have it altered.
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I have a brother machine, you can change the default needle position to whichever you like, check your manual. Mine is not as fancy as this one, in fact that is why I am here - contemplating purchasing this machine, but on my hc185 you can change the needle position, so I would assume you can on this model as well