Originally Posted by
ghostrider
I have yet to be convinced that it makes any difference so long as the foot is raised to release all resistance as the thread passes between the tension discs. If the tension discs are disengaged, how can something as thin as a piece of thread passing
untouched between them cause a problem?
I think a more logical rule would be this one...foot down, cut up; foot up, cut down.
I'm with you. I asked my machine salesman/repair person about this and he didn't think it made any difference. Until I notice something has gone wrong, I probably will still pull it back to the thread.