Originally Posted by J Miller

Lara,

The pads under the presser feet are just to keep the two apart. It's the way I was taught years ago about keeping a spring under tension. They can take a set and loose strength. Weather they will or not depends on a lot of things.
So I make the pad, lower the presser foot and take most of the tension off the spring. It's just the way I do it.
Your way isn't wrong.

Joe