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From: MaryW
Date: 03-01-2004, 10:51 AM (1 of 4)
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Please advise this lady if you can, thanks. Hello, I have an older Singer sewing machine that does not have a feed dog that I can drop. Is there a way I can do this without much trouble? thanking you in advance MaryW
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User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: DorothyL
Date: 03-01-2004, 11:20 AM (2 of 4)
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My older Singer and my older brother both had plates that fit over the feed dogs rather than dropping them. Just flat clear plastic pieces that snaped on. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: Malia
Date: 03-01-2004, 03:54 PM (3 of 4)
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For free motion embroidery and quilting on my older machine. . . I've had luck with setting the stitch length to zero (so the feed dogs don't move), then covering the feed dogs with a wide strip of painters tape. The painters tape won't leave any residue behind, but do make sure the surface is clean before you apply the tape or it will not stick properly. |
User: Malia
Member since: 09-24-2001 Total posts: 1 |
From: Mom of Six
Date: 03-01-2004, 08:18 PM (4 of 4)
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On one old Singer that I had there was a metal plate that screwed on to cover the feed dogs. On another there was a button that said darn. That will drop the feed dogs. Barb Barb
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User: Mom of Six
Member since: 11-03-2001 Total posts: 1115 
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