Originally Posted by
MeadowMist
Low-mid-high shank - sorry for asking a stupid question, but what exactly are these shanks and how do I know what kind my machine has?
It has something to do with the shank that holds the foot. Some of them are designed differently and the clearance is different around the foot so you need different thickness of the ruler as a 1/4 inch thick ruler only works with the high shank machines. I just did a search for "how do I know if my machine is a high or low shank" and I found a lot of links. I did some research and found my bernina is "something else" but I bought the ruler foot made for her and I know I need a 1/4 inch thick ruler for ruler work