What's It Called?

Various mfgrs have their own propriatery names but the generic name is "stitch regulator" or some variation of that. Bernina has one like that on some of their medium and higher end electronic models and I imagine other mfgrs have some variation of the same thing. There are even some after market attachment models which work in conjunction with the quilting frames such as Grace and allow you to use any machine or virtually any machine. I have not personally tried any of these gismos, but I am sure ther are pleanty of people on this forum who will give you testimonials on their particular choices.

good luck,

John

I have the Bernina 440 with the BSR (Bernina Stitch Regulator). It works best when I am trying to actually follow a pattern. If I am just stipplling, I do ok without it. The visibility is somewhat limited because of the size of it. Also, it is not perfect - there is still a lot of room for human error. I know that I tend to go too fast. There were also some issues with some colors or types of fabric since it has to read the weave of the fabric. It seems that the newest update took care of some of that. I still have had some problems with skipping stitches when using metalic thread. Also, remember you are paying about $1,000 for this option. It's nice, but not as good as I thought or hoped it would be.

Linda PATCHogue, NY

Sharon, as far as I know Bernina is the only domestic/home/general purpose machine the has a stitch regulator option on any of their machines. sigh. And you do pay for it. Husqvarna and Pfaff have the "Fabric Mover" set up which does have a sort of stitch regulator, but is a pain to use.

Pati,in Phx

Shar> What do you call the stitch or method that you can get on a lot of

Thanks John - I thought I was using the right word when I said regulator, but just wasn't positive so came to this wonderful group to get some input.

Sharon (N.B.)

Oh wow - great information Linda - I don't do enough machine quilting to warrant an extra $1000 - I do quite a bit of meandering or stippling and actually do better as I go along as far as even stitches are concerned. Think I'll forget that particular toy. :-))

Sharon (N.B.)

Thanks Pati - I don't like pain. :-)) I'm sure glad I asked.

Sharon (N.B.)

Here is a link to a site that is promoting something called an "Accustitcher". They say it will work wiith any number of machines. You be the judge if it fills your bill. I have never seen one in action so, who knows.

John

That looks neat John. Anyone here ever used one? The page says they are not taking any orders while they restructure to increase distribution. Price looks pretty good if it works.

Taria

John wrote:

I don't know anything about it myself. I just turned it up googling Stitch Regulator. It did seem to be interesting though.

John