Originally Posted by sunnyhope
i m not sure i can do anything with the feed dogs, how do u lower them normally then?
It depends on the machine. On my Bernina 1230, there is a knob on the right side of the machine that lowers and raises the feed dogs. On many older machines, including Singers, the knob may be in front of the machine's pillar. Some machines have a lever inside the bobbin case door. The very old Singers didn't have a way of lowering the feed dogs; they came with a feed dog cover. The feed dogs would still move, but underneath the cover so the fabric on top was free to slide.