Originally Posted by
J Miller
piney,
On some machines the lever all the way up simply reduces the stitch length to "0". Others will go to a sort of reverse that will allow you to back tack your stitches. And there are others yet that will go full reverse. They'll do the same stitches in reverse as it's set for forward. Those are fun to play with. It just all depends on the model and vintage of the machine.
Thanks for the info, all my oldies do the backstitch.
piney