Originally Posted by twinstitches
I have a Singer Ingenuity 7436 and I got my darning foot on Ebay. I found out from Singer they don't make a darning foot for my machine so I had to get a generic one. Even though the one I got said it was for my machine I think it's wrong. ... My embroidery/darning foot sits about 1/4" above my fabric and does not have a spring that goes up and down. Could this be my problem??? It seams the foot stays 1/4" above the fabric the whole time I am trying to sew...
Elayne, I checked on the Singer website and they do make a darning foot for your machine...which is what you need for FMQ. Not sure why the guy told you they didn't make one.
Also realized that I didn't specifically address your question about the spring not being on your foot...I do have a spring on mine, so if yours doesn't, that could be the problem.
http://www.singerco.com/accessories/...roduct_id=1406