Originally Posted by
postal packin' mama
How do you lower the feed dogs on the Athena 2000?
Originally Posted by
mlmack
You can't, but it comes with a needle plate that is raises the sewing surface higher than the feed dogs. It's similar in function to the plates that cover up the feed dogs on other machines.
Also, it's not necessary to lower feed dogs (or raise/cover the plate) to FMQ. Some people don't do it even if they can lower them.
Just set your stitch length to 0.
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/doiha...myfeeddogs.htm - Leah Day doesn't, and she's pretty well respected in the FMQ arena.