YouTube video by Lisa Sorrell about her American Straight Needle Stitcher
Notes
- uses thread lubricant in wax pot
- cleaner
- easier to use
- doesn’t make stitches as tight
- thread wax makes tight stitch, but clogs up roller wheels
- tighten tension with thread lubricant
- straight awl on top, straight needle on bottom
- straight needle looks like crochet hook
- shows running cycle with good timing, from top and bottom
- how to change bobbin thread
- move needle out of way
- unlatch stitch length adjuster and rotate counter-clockwise
- push bobbin release up
- mark on the shuttle aligns with arrow to left
- once aligned, can remove bobbin
- uses pre-wound bobbins
- bobbin turns clockwise, facing the back of the bobbin
- uses wire bristle to feed through holes
- pop thread under tension spring on bobbin
- screw in center of bobbin tightens tension
- puts oil on bobbin thread and in bobbin casing
- plastic round gasket behind bobbin prevents pre-wound bobbins’ cardboard tubes from popping out and knotting in the mechanism
- original metal bobbins can’t get tangled like that
- before turning wheel, replace needle and choose stitch length
- uses 5½ for side seams
- feed bobbin thread up through base plate to top
- keep spring-cap oil reservoirs full
- oil the rollers every once in a while
- uses a flat plate with a guide for side seams
- has another plate for stitching soles, with a blade for cutting a channel
- doesn’t advise stitching soles on a straight needle
- stitching demo
- keeps the top flat on the table
- pedals: raise presser foot, stitch
- turns handwheel until awl just starts to go down, to make sure last stitch completely tight
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