Thank you so much - I only needed to figure out putting the foot on and it was really clearly explained. I love free motion embroidery and bought this machine just for that as my other machine has had problems and is being returned to the manufacture.
I'm brand new to quilting and am wondering exactly which feet I need to buy in order to do regular quilting. Does 'free motion' quilting require the same parts as regular quilting? Yes, I'm betraying my utter lack of experience here. I do, however, LOVE this machine and have found it to be pretty forgiving and easy to troubleshoot.
Free motion needs the special "foot with a hole in it" like what she put on in this video. To quilt your top/middle/bottom pieces of fabric together it's best to buy a walking foot /even feed foot. However, you can use the standard foot that comes with your machine if you don't have a even feed foot.
You should drop by a local fabric or sewing machine store. They will be able to show you all the regular parts for sewing, free motion isn't what you're looking for.
Thanks, I have a plastic bag with a foot, a brush, a little plastic foot, a screwdriver and another piece of metal that looks like a triangle. I think this could be the invisible zipper foot. Some of the stuff that comes with the machine is unknown to me, never see them prior to today. Often one buy a machine with tiny things we don't know what are for? Thanks. I am going to try. I hope it is okay.
I find it very difficult to FMQ on this machine because it's too hard to control the speed. I press on the foot pedal and it whines for a bit before the needle starts moving, then it is difficult to keep it going at an even speed (touchy foot pedal?). Now I need to buy another sewing machine.
Actually you can adjust the pedal sensitivity. There is a RU-vid explaining how. Basically it is a screw adjustment that is located inside the foot pedal. Not all pedals have them but the Singer 4423 does. It's not a difficult adjustment, I'm sure you could do it. Good luck.
I want to do some embroidery on vinyl or leather that I use for this project. At the moment I am using a leather needle and the polyester thread but the thread gets very tangled
You need a very heavy thread like an upholstery thread or a bonded nylon thread, and make sure you have a needle especially intended for leather, vinyl, or denim.
The manual for my 4423 doesn't have the same darning foot as on this video, does it matter which one I use? Also where would I get the one you are using in this video? Thank you!
Mi máquina cuando cose con la aguja doble no hace el ziz Zaz por debajo o tengo que ponerle la presión en 9 para pueda coser bien pero queda muy apretada
the speed is peddle only, but worse is still the tension adjustment doesn't work. If you're new to sewing this machine is not for you! It's not very forgiving.
Yes, the foot pedal of this machine can be adjusted to respond much more slowly. It is a screw adjustment inside of the pedal housing. There is a RU-vid explaining how to do it. It's not difficult.
People be careful how we purchase this machine because it gives trouble in the bobbin areas and if you have one year warranty on it singer says that no they don't business with that no warranty is not on it as if the bobbin case is not a part of the machine and you go be lose of your money so don't follow the hype about this particular machine
