Know Your Needle Plate

A Sewing Basics Article by Nancy Fiedler

Janome patented needle plates are designed with etched guides to simplify your sewing. Janome Educator Nancy Fiedler provided this helpful Sewing Basics article to show you how to use the etched markings on your needle plate.

Nancy goes over the starting needle position; using 5/8" and 1/4" seam allowances; diagonal placement lines and the other seam allowances featured on your needle plate. The arrows placed on the needle plate images in the article will guide you into sewing the perfect seams.

Click here for Nancy's full article.

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