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ONLINE MANUAL CONTENTS
I. What's in the box
II. How to attach the feet to your machine
Changing the Presser Foot
VIDEO DEMO: Changing Your Sewing Machine Feet
Removing a presser foot: Raise both the needle and the presser foot lever. The way to remove the presser foot depends on the brand of machine you have. Sometimes it snaps off, but with most machines you have to push a button or lever on the presser foot holder. Consult your machine’s user manual to find the way to remove the presser foot.
Attaching a presser foot: Place the bar of the presser foot to align under the holder (2). Gently lower the presser foot lever so the presser foot bar (3) slides into the shank (2) in the presser foot holder (1). You may have to try a couple of times before it snaps in. If your presser foot holder has a lever or button for release, it may be necessary to pull/press it to facilitate snap-on.
Remember to be gentle with this process, no forcing is needed when the bar is correctly aligned.
The presser foot holder can look different on your machine, this picture is from a Brother sewing machine.
Using the Bonus Low Shank Snap On Adapter
If you have a low shank machine but no snap-on feet the Bonus adapter is for you. Use the bonus low shank snap on adapter to give the ability to use all the feet in this collection.
Step 1: attach the bonus adapter (B) to your machine’s shank (A) with the holding screw (C).
Step 2-3: place the presser foot under the bonus adapter, lower the presser foot lever so the presser foot bar (F) snaps into the opening in the bonus adapter (E)
Step 4: push the red button (D) at the back of the bonus adapter to release the presser foot from the adapter
Attaching the screw-on feet in this set
Bernina Adapter - Optional Extra
If you bought this set together with a Bernina adapter you will have to attach the adapter to your machine just like you attach a Bernina presser foot.
Step 1-2: attach the adapter (A) to your machine, just like you attach a normal presser foot. Note: This makes your Bernina machine, a low shank machine. Now you can use the adjustable zipper foot, the gathering foot and the two different darning feet.
Step 3-5: To use the other feet you attach the bonus adapter to the Bernina adapter as pictured and explained in detail at the Bonus Adapter section above.
III. Description and use of each foot
1. Wide Hem Foot
The 6/8” wide hem foot makes double turned and top stitched hems, without you needing to mark, pin or press. It turns the fabric under twice and stitches it down, eliminating two pressing steps. You get neat 3⁄4” wide hems.
This foot is a huge time saver if you’re sewing a lot of hems and on top of that, you’ll get more accurate results. The guide on the hemmer turns under the raw edge and allows it to be easily stitched into place, giving you professional looking turned hems.
2. Border Guide Foot
No need to mark every row beforehand! The border guide foot helps sewists and quilters to easily match up their border designs or decorative stitches and sew evenly spaced lines.The two sets of vertical red lines on the wings of this clear wide foot allow you a perfect spacing of rows.
The border guide foot is a clear snap-on foot. It has wings with red guides that help you make perfectly parallel rows of stitching. You can sew without measuring and marking.
The plastic glides over the fabric nicely while allowing you to view everything more easily. It will make your stitching more precise. Following the red guides is easier than using the guides on the needle plate. You don’t have to peek underneath your fabric when you’re not sewing on an edge.
You can simply use this foot for sewing straight lines or for simple piecing, especially when you need a little extra space.You can embellish all your projects with multiple rows of stitches, all beautifully lined up. From a front button band on a blouse, to children’s clothing, home decorations such as placemats, table runners, tablecloths or napkins, bags, totes or little purses. Try out any of the built-in decorative stitches of your machine and make a beautiful design. If you have an embroidery machine, the possibilities are endless. The only thing that limits you is your imagination!
3. Adjustable Guide Foot
If you need a precise line for a wide seam or hem, using an adjustable guide foot can make all the difference. It’s a great tool for any project that requires consistent sewn seams or topstitching.
Simply line up the guide to the edge of your fabric, a line on your fabric, a row of stitching or a crease and then sew away, keeping the guide on the line, crease or edge. No measuring, marking or basting necessary. The adjustable guide guides you from the top.
You don’t have to peek underneath your fabric to look at the markings on your sewing plate or spend time drawing lines on the fabric. You can use both straight and decorative stitches with this foot.
This presser foot is a big help for beginners but also the more experienced seamstresses are very happy with this tool to give their projects a more professional look. The adjustable guide foot makes sewing straight lines a breeze, on hems, seams or quilts. Overall, this foot is a plus for anyone who struggles with keeping a perfect line without a distinct guide.
4. Flower Stitch Foot
A Flower stitch foot is a specialty sewing machine foot that makes circles of stitches with a basic sewing machine. By using different stitches, different stitch widths and different colors of threads, you can create your own flower inspired circular designs to embellish your quilt, home decor or garment projects.
5. Walking Foot
With a walking foot different layers of fabric will move evenly through your machine. The walking foot has built in feed dogs that work like the feed dogs of your machine. The feed dogs start to walk as the needle and needle bar of your machine go up and down and push the presser foot lever of the walking foot up and down as well. This way the foot grips your fabric evenly from the top.
As a walking foot moves the upper fabric evenly through your machine, the top layer will not stay behind, you can use it to:
machine quilt, it feeds your quilt top and batting at the same time as the machine’s feed dogs move the backing; this way you avoid puckering and achieve clean quilting lines.
work with difficult fabrics types, fabrics that are slippery, very stretchy or sticky.
make sure seam intersections match and designs match on seams• master bulky seams and multiple layers of fabric .
avoid draglines for hems
add embellishments and trimmings, they will no longer shift away from where you intended