Originally Posted by VickyS
judyjudyjudy,
Take a look at some of the other Featherweight blogs on the board. I think it was Billy (lostn51) who mentioned we need to put the heel down and use the ball of the foot to control the foot pedal. It makes speed control a lot easier to deal with.
I've been using my featherweight for about 25 years now and done it both ways. The heel down using the ball is much easier on your calves and on your foot.
Try it, you'll like it!
I tried it, and I like it. Controlling speed is easy as can be. Chain stitched about 40 five" squares for practice -- and I found the sweet spot. When I got the FW, I read all the pages in the FW Club thread -- and somewhere read a comment about using heel to control. The foot pedal seems to be designed that way. I should have thought to switch it myself. I have an overlock machine that has a touchy foot pedal, and I have to use it "backwards" for control.