I talked about the poor stitch quality on my main machine the other day. I did some investigation while I was away, sort of by accident.
I used my travel machine while in Portland. By comparing the two I found some very interesting behavior to be taking place with my regular machine. I found the stitch quality on my travel machine to be no problem. Going over thick sections of bags and hems was also no problem. The travel machine did not suck the fabric down into the workings.
I got back to working my 6600 hard when I got home. I found that I had to change the stitch length to get the same sized stitch as the default on my travel machine. As I worked on the Colorblock Chubby Charmer, I found that the stitch length didn’t really change when I got some thickness under the foot.
I had this machine serviced recently and it got the all clear from Angie. However, I am not happy with what I am experiencing. I need a good stitch quality. Perhaps I will try making the same Chubby Charmer on the smaller machine and see how the stitch does? I can’t complain too much about the 6600. I bought it used at least 15 years ago and have been working it hard ever since. I didn’t think machine wore out, but maybe they do? I guess we’ll see what comes next.
