Riversong

I have noticed that my darning foot has become a bit "loose" in that it doesn't seem to have the pressure it used to.(The spring is probably getting stretched from a lot of use). I see a lot of machines have an adjustment to set the presser foot to a firmer or lesser amount.Mine doesn't. Any ideas short of a new darning foot???

BellaBoo

I know some quilters that take the spring out of the foot. They don't want it to touch the fabric at all. You don't need a foot to fmq but it is too easy to sew your fingers without one. Maybe put a piece of rubber on top of the spring as a shim to make it compress more.

nativetexan

the fmq foot/darning foot spring is what helps keep the fabric from moving the split second the needle is in the fabric. helps prevent broken needles.

BellaBoo

My fmq foot does not move up and down, it never touches the fabric. ?

amma

I have seen where one quilter wrapped a elastic hair wrap around hers, to keep the spring tighter. She uses the ones with the metal band on them, that holds the ends together, not the knit type.

tjradj

Agree with putting something in there to shim it up. Try the end of a wooden matchstick.