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by pldc 26 May 2012 ( edited May 27'12 18:36 )
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Question of the Day for Saturday May 26: After seeing Shirley's work (saproctor)yesterday with her Janome circular foot attachment it got me thinking of my own foot & I was wondering: How many sewing attachments like special feet do you have for your machine & have you ever used them all & do you know what they all are for? & If not why not?

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by oigelcox 26 May 2012
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I went to classes for my Janome 6600 ordinary sewing machine bought all the extra feet that the teacher recomended. Most of them now sit in a draw never to be used again and forget what they were all for. Hugs Joyce
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by pldc 27 May 2012
me too! Hugs Loralye
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by jmweller 26 May 2012
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I have about 35 different feet/accessories for my Bernina 730 and have used all of them at least once. My dealer here keeps having classes that show us how to use different feet and I just HAVE to get them (for future use, of course!).
Maureen
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by pldc 27 May 2012
wow @least you have used them even if it's only once!
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by susiesembroidery 26 May 2012
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My Bernina came with some feet and I bought quite a few extra. I have used all of them at least once and some I continueously use. I just love my Artista 640 sewing side as well.
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by pldc 27 May 2012
@least you have used them even if it's only once!
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by 02kar 26 May 2012
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I have about 25 different feet for my Babylock Elissimo. I do not have all the feet available for the machine but am happy with every one that I have.
I have each foot in a small ziploc clear plastic bag with the original instructions.
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by pldc 27 May 2012
sounds very organized & productive too! well doen
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by meganne 26 May 2012
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I bought a lot of extra feet ( i've never counted them) for my Xquisite and Diamond machines and the speciality ones I don't use a lot are hanging, in their original packaging, on a peg board behind my threads.
I am finding I have to look up the manual to see which foot is needed for which process, I didn't use to have to do this with my old sewing machine. Must be getting too old! LOL!!!
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by pldc 27 May 2012
me too & some are in the baggies & boxes in the sewing room drawer!
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by mad14kt 26 May 2012
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I have many special attachments. Some I have not used with this machine but I owned another machine that had similiar ones that I used.

I have been seeing many blogs/videos that show you how to use certain machine feets and I am enjoying looking about them.

I have a Flower Stitch foot and micro serger foot (copy righted 1987) that I bought many years ago. Both made in Japan.

The only feet that I have not mastered is the rolled hem foot. Which looks easy but it's how I hold it that it keeps jumping out ;<

FIESTA ANYHOW ;D *2U
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by pldc 27 May 2012
thanks for the link am feeling poorly will have to look another day
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by toolips 27 May 2012
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hey you don't appreciate what you have until its gone, so i use them all! i have 4
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by shirley124 27 May 2012
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Hi Loralye. I have all the feet available for my Janome but have to admit I have not used many of them. Shirley
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by lenamae 27 May 2012
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I only embroidery on my brothers so I only use the embroidery foot. I have other sewing machines I sew with
Lenamae
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by blueeyedblonde 27 May 2012
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I got quite a few feet with my Janome and I also bought some extras. So far I haven't used a lot of them. You have got me thinking - maybe we should all take the time to sew a test piece with each foot so we are familiar with what it can do and mark and keep the sample. Maybe that would also get us using other feet for their usefulness (Yes, I know, it's easier said than done! hehe)