Originally Posted by
Dolphyngyrl
Will someone explain to me what pin feed actually is, just curious
A pin feed is a little pin that sticks up from the feed dogs and helps with difficult-to-sew fabrics, such as velvet, suede, etc. My manual says it's good for quilting but I've never used it for that. The pin moves up and down with the feed dogs.
Here's a pic of it sticking up at the back of the feed dogs:
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Here's what it looks like out of the machine. The needle in front of it is just for a sense of scale.
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