piping cord position/sewing over the piping cord

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   Hello,
When using 5/32" welting cord on the LSZ-1, where should the cord be positioned? It seems to me that it should be centered in the welting tunnel but when I center it the left side of the presser foot does not touch the fabric.  The fabric ends up moving so that I'm sewing directly onto the cord.

If I do not center the welting cord in the tunnel, but instead align the edge of the fabric (where it is wrapped around the cord) with the left edge of the presser foot and have the needle in center position, it sews fine, but the needle is not as close to the cord as I would like.  If I move the needle to the left position, I again sew directly over the cord. 

I looked through all previous piping discussions but could not find an answer. I'm using the LSZ-I with the foot that came on the machine, and 5/32" welting cord that I bought from Sailrite.  

Thank you. 

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DebbieRez Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Member Joined: 21 December 2016 Location: Chicago Status: Offline Points: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote DebbieRez Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: piping cord position/sewing over the piping cord Posted: 11 March 2017 at 12:15pm
	Hello, When using 5/32" welting cord on the LSZ-1, where should the cord be positioned? It seems to me that it should be centered in the welting tunnel but when I center it the left side of the presser foot does not touch the fabric. The fabric ends up moving so that I'm sewing directly onto the cord. If I do not center the welting cord in the tunnel, but instead align the edge of the fabric (where it is wrapped around the cord) with the left edge of the presser foot and have the needle in center position, it sews fine, but the needle is not as close to the cord as I would like. If I move the needle to the left position, I again sew directly over the cord. I looked through all previous piping discussions but could not find an answer. I'm using the LSZ-I with the foot that came on the machine, and 5/32" welting cord that I bought from Sailrite. Thank you.

MattGrant Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Sailrite Employee - Expert Joined: 21 April 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3012	Post Options Post Reply Quote MattGrant Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 March 2017 at 9:15am
	The cord should be to the left of the needle. You will need to make sure the foot does not fed over the top of welt as you go. If you want to make this as easy as possible I suggest you get our larger cording foot set (#104854 --- http://www.sailrite.com/Cording-Foot-Set-for-Ultrafeed-LSZ-1-For-Larger-Welting). It is a design that really helps to hold the cord in the proper stop. We designed it for soft cotton welt but it works better for every type, including the foam 5/32". For either foot you should set the needle to the center position.
	Best Regards, Matt Grant Sailrite