One of my readers told me about a new darning foot from Janome that gave better visibility. Yesterday, I went to my dealer and picked one up. It comes in a combo package that gives the sewer a choice of three feet for the darning foot, and gives you the wonderful pressure adjustability. (The wheel above spring on upper right)
After a short test, I am impressed with how the little open toe feature gives much better visibility than the closed toe that I showed you in
Darning Feet--part 2. When adjusted properly, it just glides along, instead of hopping like other feet. This is sooooo much easier on the eyes.
Here are the other 2 feet that come with the package: The Clear View Foot and the Closed Toe foot. The Clear View gives you a wide opening, so the sewer can accomplish zigzag free-motion. And the closed toe model I am not fond of. All three interchangeable feet are attached to the machine via a small slotted screw on the back side of attachment bar . This is a well thought out product.
If you don't have a Janome machine, that's OK. When you are interested in doing lots of free-motion work trying out all the darning feet available for your machine or one that you hope to purchase, is very important.
Ann Fahl
3 comments:
hhmmmm.....very interested in being able to adjust the pressure thingy....I'm going to have to look into that...thanks Anne!
The adjustable pressure feature makes free-motion work much easier.
So happy to see the coverage on this foot set. I love it. I got mine in January 2009 thanks to a blog post by Judy Coates Perez. I have found a good use for all of the feet. The tiny circle does help when you need to avoid catching the foot on the surface - maybe other threads or embellishments.
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