In her class on Craftsy, Leah Day recommends leaving the feed dogs up and covering them with a slick surface. She maintains that a lot of sewing machines just seem to stitch better that way.
I can understand why you asked, tho....sounds silly unless they are covered so as to not move the fabric.
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