Wednesday 15 August 2012

Serpentine stitch on the Janome Horizon 7700

You may have read on my last post that I used a serpentine stitch for a few rows on my latest quilt.
Over the past few weeks I have on occasion seen that quilters used a serpentine stitch on their quilts and I realized I really like it as an alternative to a straight stitch.



Unfortunately all the examples I saw were sewn on Bernina machines. I tried to find the same stitch on my Horizon but only found stitch 19 under the Utilitiy section and although it has the same shape it isn't as nice because the stitch length on the curve peaks are smaller then on the rest which gives the stitch a somewhat untidy look in my opinion.


Rather frustrated with my machine (which is the first time actually) I googled for serpentine stitch and Janome Horizon and came upon a great tutorial on a website called 'Online Sewing'. The tutorial can be downloaded here and is written by Diane Stutsmann.

At first I was a little confused by the repetitions in the instructions but then decided to follow the instruction to the tee and voila a few minutes later I had the most wonderful Serpentine Stitch.

In the image below the top stitch is no 19 and the bottom stitch the programmed serpentine stitch.


Thanks you Diane Stutsman and 'Online Sewing' !

I will anchor this post on my 'Tuts Tips and Templates' page on my blog for future reference.



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8 comments:

  1. AnnabelleAugust 15, 2012 7:10 am

    I rather like them both - will check out if my Janome has this stitch (far too many stitches that I rarely use). I am in bed at present and cannot be bothered immediately to look as me and laptop are having fun!) Thanks for tip.

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  2. memmensAugust 15, 2012 8:29 am

    That's awesome and so very clever, yet another reason for me to buy a Janome Horizon! Thanks for sharing

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  3. Simone de KlerkOctober 14, 2012 6:55 pm

    Thank you for the great link!

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  4. AnonymousApril 12, 2013 1:39 pm

    Thank you for this information! I just bought a Janome 7700 and I was wondering how to do a stitch like this!

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  5. MikethomsonAugust 01, 2020 2:44 am

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  6. tipslifeandtravelsJanuary 09, 2021 10:57 am

    When i click on those links it says no such website

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  7. gailJuly 19, 2021 1:34 pm

    The link to the elongated serpentine stitch does not work. I am desperate for instructions. Do you have any other suggestions?

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  8. gailAugust 28, 2021 5:00 am

    Please post the instructions for the serpentine stitch.. The link does not work.

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