How does backstitching work? How do you do it properly without effing up your machine? When I tried it a while back, I thought that when you pressed the reverse lever, the needle would move back. No, it didn’t. At least it didn’t look like it was moving backwards.
Watching Leigh Ann's video (from HomeEcOnline) a few times, I thought you just have to forcibly push the fabric backwards. Nope, that didn't work. Plus, I think that it have might fucked up my machine, the needle, and/or the needle holder thingy. Because when I tried again, the seams bunched up and were too loose.
Then, on my third try, I thought that you had to manually move the fabric back to the area where you want the backstitching to go. I thought the lever was just to move the needle up or something, but that it didn't really move backwards on it's own. I don’t know. Still, the seams were too loose and a complete mess!
Maybe I have to continue adjusting the tension and length? I set the tension at 3 because I read that that was average. Or, maybe forcibly pushing the fabric backwards messed up something? I noticed that after I did the seams were loose, no matter how I adjusted the length and tension.
Luckily, I found a very helpful video from Sewmarm that quelled my frustrations (a bit) and serve as a supplement to HomeEcOnline’s instructions. HomeEcOnline should link them on their site! They clearly and succinctly explain/show backstitching, seam allowance, and that you can keep your pins on your fabric while sewing.
Thank you Sewmarm!
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