Originally Posted by quiltingcandy
On Janome's you control the speed with a switch(?)/button on the machine not the foot pedal.
You can, but you don't have to. I actually don't like to use the start/stop button. I like to have both hands on my fabric at all times- better control. Plus with the start/stop button you don't have variable speed control unless you're using your hand to fiddle with the speed setting, which again means you don't have both hands on your fabric.
Foot pedals all the way for me!