August 4th, 2014, 08:46 AM
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Re: spool color placement on a 15 needle Barudan 6 head
There's no special order to doing this, but I would bear in mind a few things which might help decide what suits you best.
Basically, these colours, together with your basic red, yellow, blue, and green, will stay put except for replacing empty cones. Therefore it might be best to put them in the most awkward places on the thread holder. That will allow you to change other colours more easily.
Another thing to consider, although very minor, is how far the needles have to move after each change. So if you put black and white on needles 7 and 8, the most the head would have to move would be to 1 or 15. For example, sometimes you will have a design that sews a part, then changes to do a black outline, then back to sew some more, then more outline, etc. Putting black and white on the middle needles will reduce the running time!
The only other consideration might be needle wear. If your machine is easier changing needles at either side you may feel it helps to put the colours that run the most there, as needles will need swapping more often for them.
Peronally, I would have them in the middle needles for both of the first reasons, but I know most seem to stick with 1 and 2, even though there is no logic to it!
Ultimately, these are all very minor in the grand scheme of things, so I wouldn't wring your hands over it!
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