Get ready to add a touch of enchantment to your Halloween sewing projects with JUKI! Our DX and HZL series machines are the ultimate companions for sewists and quilters looking to bring their Halloween costume ideas to life. With a wide array of decorative stitches and innovative features, these machines will transform your creative visions into reality. Whether you’re stitching intricate spiderwebs onto a witch’s cloak or crafting spooky embroidery for a ghostly gown, the DX and HZL series ensures precision and ease.
Don’t miss this opportunity to unlock the full potential of your Halloween costume designs and make this October unforgettable with JUKI’s exceptional sewing technology. It’s time to sew magic into every stitch and enchantment into every costume!
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The Creative Set Accessory Kit by JUKI is a treasure trove for sewists looking to expand their creative possibilities. With an assortment of specialized presser feet and essential accessories, this kit allows you to add unique and professional touches to your sewing projects. In this blog post, we’ll explore the presser feet included in the Creative Set and their various applications. From appliqué to pearl attaching and cording, we’ll also provide project ideas that showcase the versatility and potential of these fantastic accessories.
The appliqué presser foot is designed to facilitate the application of appliqué designs onto fabric. It allows for precise stitching along the edges of the appliqué pieces, securing them in place seamlessly. Use the appliqué foot for quilts, garments, and home decor projects to add decorative fabric shapes or motifs. Create beautiful appliqué designs on t-shirts, table runners, or personalized pillows.
This presser foot is a versatile tool for embellishing your sewing projects with decorative cords or embroidery threads. It has a groove on the underside that holds the cord or thread, allowing it to be stitched securely in place. Use this foot to add texture and dimension to garments, handbags, or home decor items. Create unique corded or embroidered designs on collars, cuffs, or even the edges of tote bags or cushion covers.
The pearl-attaching presser foot is designed to attach pearls or beads to fabric. It has a channel that holds the pearls in place as you sew, ensuring even spacing and secure attachment. This foot is perfect for adding elegant and eye-catching details to bridal wear, evening gowns, or accessories like clutches and headbands. Create stunning pearl trims on necklines, bodices, or along the edges of a veil.
The cording presser foot for three cords is ideal for incorporating multiple cords into your sewing projects. It allows you to guide and stitch three cords simultaneously, creating beautiful raised designs or decorative trims. Use this foot to add intricate corded details on garments, such as piping on collars or bodices. You can also use it to create unique corded accents on bags, belts, or home decor items like curtains or cushions.
The presser foot with a guide is a versatile accessory that helps you achieve accurate and consistent seam allowances. The guide runs along the fabric’s edge, ensuring precise stitching and alignment. This foot is perfect for projects that require precise topstitching or edge stitching, such as quilt bindings, bag handles, or garment details like collars and cuffs.
The open-toe presser foot provides excellent visibility, making it ideal for projects that require precise stitching along marked lines or intricate patterns. Its open front lets you see the stitching area clearly, making it suitable for quilting, appliqué, or free-motion embroidery. Use this foot to create intricate quilt designs, stitch along curves, or add decorative motifs to the fabric.
Project Ideas:
Quilted Appliqué Pillow: Use the appliqué presser foot to create beautiful fabric shapes on a quilted pillow cover, adding texture and visual interest.
Embellished Tote Bag: Utilize the cording and embroidery presser foot to add decorative cords or threads to a plain tote bag, creating a unique and personalized accessory.
Pearl-Trimmed Evening Dress: Attach pearls using the pearl attaching presser foot to the neckline or bodice of an evening dress, adding an elegant and sophisticated touch.
Corded Collar Blouse: Incorporate multiple cords with the cording presser foot (for 3 cords) to create a striking corded collar detail on a blouse, making it a standout garment.
Topstitched Quilted Table Runner: Use the presser foot with a guide to achieve precise topstitching on a quilted table runner, enhancing its visual appeal.
The Creative Set Accessory Kit by JUKI provides a range of specialized presser feet and accessories to elevate your sewing projects. These presser feet open up endless creative possibilities, from appliqué and cording to pearl attaching and topstitching. Incorporate these accessories into your sewing projects and bring your unique ideas to life. Unleash your creativity and let the JUKI Creative Set inspire your sewing journey!
Stay tuned for a future JUKI Tip to showcase these accessories!
In this month’s tip, JUKI National Account Trainer Alba showcases how to use the straight stitch plate and straight stitch presser foot. Going over when, and how to use them, follow along to begin using yours on your next project. In this video, we talk about the DX series and the TL series.
Follow along below for a rundown of what Alba covers on today’s JUKI Tip!
Hello all my JUKI friends, my name is Alba, and welcome back to my studio. Today I am going over a tip, a trick, for JUKI machines, and in the last session that I did several of you asked about straight stitch plate and straight stitch foot. What are they? When do I use them? Why would I want to use them? How do I use them?
So today I am going to be showing you the straight stitch plate and foot. How they get installed, how you use them, and also some tips on when you use them and when they make your sewing easier. I will be showing you this on two machines, on the DX-2000 QVP and on the DX-4000 QVP.
Both of these machines, this goes on a little bit differently. On the DX-2000 QVP the straight stitch plate is built into the machine, so it’s a lever that you’re touching to activate this feature and I wanted to show that because it is just such a great way to do that; and on the DX-4000 QVP it is an actual plate that you’re changing out but there’s also a feed dog system that you’re switching out when you go to the straight stitch plate,
I’m really looking forward to getting up close and personal with both of these machines and showing you how to do that. Now when you use a straight stitch plate, for some people if they’re using a straight stitch on their machine that straight stitch plate is always on, and for others, it’s only on for certain scenarios that they use it. What a straight stitch plate does, is it turns a machine with lots of decorative stitches that has that sideway needle movement into a straight stitch only machine. It stabilizes that needle bar so that the straight stitch is straighter and also the opening in the plate is smaller so that when you are sewing, the fabric that you’re sewing onto, does not get pushed into the feed dogs; and if that’s ever happened to you that alone is a reason to switch out to a straight stitch plate.
Welcome back everyone just like I promised I am right in front of the machine and I wanted to get really up close, very personal with the machine, so that you could see exactly what I am doing; and I am just making sure that I am at a straight stitch because I will be talking about the straight stitch plate and feed dog. Now the first thing I wanted to do is, most of you are familiar with the straight stitch plate that has a hole that just the needle goes into as opposed to the zigzag plate which this opening goes wide across and is sometimes referred to as the shape of the Jelly Bean.
What JUKI does differently on their full-size, 12-inch throat, machines is that they give you the feed dogs that match up to the plate, so that you’re getting full contact with the foot and the plate at all times. Now, I’m going to move a little bit closer and I’m going to show you removing the plate as well as putting on the new feed dog. Right now, I do not have a foot or needle in my machine just for safety reasons and to give you the clearest view possible.
So this is the zigzag plate and this is to allow the needle to move to different positions, to do decorative stitching. And because this needle moves on a straight stitch the straight stitch plate gives it a bit more stability because its opening is only allowing for that needle drop. For no movement whatsoever. So that is the main difference between that straight stitch plate and the zig-zag plate.
Now, I’m going to zoom in on that feed dog system and I am just lifting that out and pulling it out of my machine. If you notice my zigzag plate matches up to my zigzag feed dog, that’s a nice close-up shot, and I want you to see the difference in how narrow the two are.
I am going to put in the straight stitch feed dogs, and you could see that just slid in really easily, and it just went right into place, and this allows for me to clean in between my feed dogs and also be able to get into this area for cleaning really nicely.
Now I’m gonna place my straight stitch plate on my machine and just pop it back down and it sets into place, and as you could see right here is where that needle would be dropping. So as I said, especially when you’re doing triangles and you’re doing half Square triangles, when you’re sewing right on the edge of the fabric to sew, that fabric will sometimes get pushed down into the feed dog system and because this opening is smaller that allows for that not to happen.
Now, the DX-2000 QVP does not have the plate and the feed dog system like we just saw on the DX-4000QVP. It’s a little bit different and I’m going to get into how to activate this and again I’m going to remove my foot and I’m going to zoom in so that you can see. Right now I have that zigzag opening and I mentioned that this machine has a straight stitch plate built into it and this mechanism here when I activate that plate it slides up and gives me a straight stitch plate.
Let me show you how easily that’s done. I am removing my bobbin cover and with a quick slide of that mechanism, I’m going to do this with the tweezer so that you can see that, so here it is all the way to the left and I have that zigzag opening right here where that needle drops, and when I slide that over, my looks like a stitch finger on a serger came forward and look at where my needle is dropping into and I’m going to try and get just a little bit closer and zoom a little bit more but you could see that that is allowing for stitching to take place in a smaller opening which is why you would want to use that straight stitch plate so again with the automatic this is on the DX-2000 QVP and the changing of the plate was done on the DX-4000 QVP
I hope you enjoyed that demonstration of putting in a straight stitch plate, and some of the uses for straight stitch plate, and when and why you would use it. When I am piecing, and I know I’m going to be piecing for a long time, or even if I’m doing garment sewing where I’m constructing, I like to put in my straight stitch plate because as I said it just gives me that feel and that Stitch quality like a straight Stitch machine would. For any time when you’re working with very fine sheer fabrics that tend to get pulled down into that feed dog system, the straight Stitch plate eliminates that.
Until next time for the next tip and trick with JUKI, I will see you then. I want to thank you for joining me, please make comments during the video and at the end so that we know what to present and what you would like to see just like the few people who commented that they needed to understand that straight stitch plate better! I was able to do that for you, so please leave your comments and share the video with your friends.
Get ready to stitch up a storm this National Sewing Month with JUKI! 🧵 Dive into the world of creativity and craftsmanship as we celebrate the art of sewing throughout September. Whether you’re a seasoned seamstress or just starting to thread your needle, JUKI has something special in store for you.
Discover the magic of precision and innovation with our top picks for sewing enthusiasts. Explore the exquisite Sayaka DX-3000QVP, a machine that seamlessly combines technology and tradition, elevating your sewing experience. Take your skills up a notch with the Kokochi DX-4000QVP, designed to empower your creativity with its versatile features and impeccable stitch quality.
For the ultimate sewing journey, meet the HZL-NX7 – a machine that redefines sewing with its cutting-edge capabilities. Unleash your imagination and let your ideas flourish as you experiment with this exceptional machine.
Join us in celebrating National Sewing Month and discover the joy of bringing your visions to life stitch by stitch. Whether you sew for passion, profession, or relaxation, JUKI has the perfect companion for your creative endeavors.
Join us in meeting Hannah, daughter of Cyndi Grome, one of the operators of Grome’s Sewing Center located in Austin, Texas!
Keeping San Antonio in Stitches Since 1950 Grome’s Sewing Center is so passionate about helping sewists like you create their dream projects! At Grome’s Sewing Center, they want their customers to come in and feel welcomed to find the right machine for their needs, browse their machine accessories, choose your notions, and pick the perfect fabric for your designs. Follow along below as Hannah shares everything you should know before visiting!
Follow along below for the transcript version of our interview with Hanna from Grome’s Sewing Center.
Hi everyone I’m Hannah from Grome’s Sewing Machine Company in both San Antonio and Universal City Texas. Welcome!
Grome’s Sewing Machine Company is a family-owned and operated business that’s been running since 1950. My great great grandfather, Isador Grome, started Grome’s Sewing Machine Company with his son Lou Grome and then Lou brought in Richard my grandfather, and then my grandfather brought in my mom and my mom took over the business, brought in her sister Irma, and now I’m the fifth generation here at Grome’s Sewing Machine Company working here alongside my mother Cindy Grome.
What JUKI machines can a customer find at Grome’s Sewing Machine Company?
You can find a lot of great JUKI machines and accessories here at Grome’s Sewing Machine Company. We have your favorite quilting machines, like your J350, we even have the infamous TL series, which is great for bag makers and Quilters alike. We have the J150, the DX4000, DX3000 F600, so if there’s any JUKI machine that you need for your sewing needs you can come to Grome’s and you’ll know that you’ll be able to find exactly what you need. And our sales staff can help you fit into just the perfect machine for you.
We have a wide array of JUKI accessories like the JUKI quilting rulers, as well as all of the JUKI feet, and we have the extension tables, we have the thread stands, so whatever accessory that you’re looking for Grome’s has it.
What are the benefits of being a Grome’s customer?
Purchasing from Grome’s has a great amount of benefits. Not only do we service your JUKI machines here in our store with certified technicians, and technicians who’ve gone to many dealer trainings and technician trainings to know how to work your machine inside and out; we also do in-person classes. So when you purchase your machine from us we can sit down with you, make sure you know how to thread your machine, wind a bobbin, and we have classes where you can learn how to use all the decorative functions of your machine as well. It’s a really great deal!
What can customers expect to find while shopping at Grome’s?
As you can see behind me we have a beautiful selection of fabrics in-house. We also have all of your quilting, sewing, and embroidery notions. We have everything that you need to finish your products. We have all of the amazing threads that you’re going to want, we have quilting threads, embroidery threads, general sewing threads, stretch cover lock threads, serger threads, everything you can think of.
We have kits that we make here in-house as well for all of your fun projects. If you want like a three-yard fabric project we got it. If you want patterns, we got it. You want books? We got it. You want anything special order? Shoot! Give us a call, we can find it for you and try to order it. So Grome’s, we got so much and we’ve been doing this like I said for 73 years so if you’re talking about something you can rest assured we know what you’re looking for and we can help you find it.
What makes Grome’s unique?
One of the best and most unique things about Grome’s Sewing Machine Company is that we are a family business that has been passed down generation through generation. We know the ins and outs of sewing machines all the way back from when my great grandfather brought the first zigzag sewing machine to the San Antonio area from Europe. So when it comes to knowledge base we’ve got my mom, I don’t know how she does it, but she can just pull up parts out of her head like a crazy person! But she’s amazing and we have the family support and knowledge base to help you figure out if you’re having issues with your machine, we can walk you through it, we can help you solve problems, we have techniques that we’ve known because we all work together here. You know I may be the fifth generation, the youngest here, but I always bring a fun and new modern twist to maybe some of the more contemporary things that my mom brings to our table. So we’re a fun family here that has a knowledge base that just kind of blends together and helps to help you create all your beautiful projects on your JUKI machines.
Does Grome’s have a message for future customers?
Grome’s is a great place in our community to come together and sew with each other, create projects, find all of the items that you need to create your amazing beautiful designs and ideas. We are always having great classes, with great instructors and we have events all throughout the year that we just keep scheduling and scheduling and scheduling and it’s a lot of fun. We do our best to try to get the entire community involved with the multiple events that we have throughout the year. We’re always running you know sales and having just a fun time together. I mean that’s what the sewing industry is about, it’s an art, we like to have fun and create.
We would be so honored if you would come to visit us here at Grome’s or even shop with us online. We are doing so much to grow our business here in the next few years and we would love for you to join our journey and we hope to see you soon. On our social media pages we have our Facebook at Grome’s Sewing Machine or Instagram at Grome’s Sewing. We have our YouTube at Grome’s Sewing and we’re always just trying to do our best to put out so much content for you because this is what it’s all about, is serving you all and creating your JUKI projects with your JUKI machines and helping you to create even more beautiful designs, ideas, quilts, and project garments and all of such. So we look forward to seeing you soon visiting us at Grome’s Sewing Machine Company, thank you!
To learn more about Grome’s Sewing Center, visit their website here! Thank you for joining us today in getting to know Hannah from Grome’s Sewing Center. We hope you get a chance to visit the next time you’re in the area!
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