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 ==== Move it, move it, move it..... ====
-Another important cause of skipped stitches, is stitches getting too short because the fabric is not feeding adequately. The stitches may get shorter as I sew over a hump and to compensate for that I snip like [[Hemming#Snipping the side seam|this]] or use a [[Janome 2000 CPX#Getting over those humps|hump jumper]].
+Another important cause of skipped stitches, is stitches getting too short because the fabric is not feeding adequately. The stitches may get shorter as I sew over a hump and to compensate for that I snip like [[Hemming#Snipping the side seam|this]] or use a [[The Janome 2000 CPX#Getting over those humps|hump jumper]].
 With the Janome 2000 CPX it is also possible to set the looper tension temporarily to "tight" while going over a hump. That may help prevent skipped stitches but I still prefer to concentrate on keeping the fabric moving and if necessary, I gently pull the fabric behind the pressure foot.
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 On my Janome and my Pfaff machines I need to increase both the stitch length and the differential to enhance the feeding.
-Even feeding is most likely to happen when the bulkiest part underneath the pressure foot is right there where the longer continuous feed dogs are. In the image below you can see that these longer feed dogs are on the left and right side. In the center there are several short feed dogs but there is a large space where there is no feeding to allow for the needles to move up and down.
+Even feeding is most likely to happen when the bulkiest part underneath the pressure foot is right there where the longer continuous feed dogs are. In the image below you can see that these longer feed dogs are on the left and on the right side. In the center there are several short feed dogs but there is a large space where there is no feeding to allow for the needles to move up and down.
 {{:going_wrong:feed_dogs.jpg?|}}
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 Which is why it is always a good idea to test on a scrap!
+===== Starting to sew on the edge =====
+When starting to sew on the edge, f.ex. when stitching a tunnel for a drawstring or top stitching the edges of a jacket, I discovered that it is important to hold on to the threads while starting that first stitch. If there is not enough tension on the threads the first stitches may not form properly.
+In the image below the stitching was supposed to start right on the edge.
+{{:going_wrong:first_stitches_missed.jpg?|}}
+===== Thread, what kind? =====
+{{:going_wrong:different_threads.jpg?|}}

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