Originally Posted by
geevee
Have you tried using the foot to see if it works? When I had that machine, I bought a walking foot off Amazon (not Janome, don't recall what brand) but it worked fine until it just stopped working after a dozen or so uses. They replaced it with a Singer, which never worked (it just made teeny tiny stitches and wouldn't feed). I'd give the Janome foot a try and see how it sews.
I bought a generic one that only worked a few times. I was told it was because I used it for a little reverse stitching. Apparently, you shouldn't use a walking foot for reverse stitching. Not sure I believe that. I also had one that would just sew with very, tiny tight stitches.