Darning foot
06-11-2011, 12:18 PM
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I'm glad you figured out the source of the noise. You could try putting the regular needle plate back on and setting your stitch length to "0." The regular needle plate may be quieter than the darning plate.
It isn't an absolute requirement that you drop or cover your feed dogs - it just removes some friction to do so.
I have long wanted a vintage darning foot for my favorite 15 and I finally got it a few months ago - ohmigosh, that thing makes a racket like you wouldn't believe!!! It sounds like the machine is beating itself to death. :shock:
Hope you can get a lot of quilting done now. :)
It isn't an absolute requirement that you drop or cover your feed dogs - it just removes some friction to do so.
I have long wanted a vintage darning foot for my favorite 15 and I finally got it a few months ago - ohmigosh, that thing makes a racket like you wouldn't believe!!! It sounds like the machine is beating itself to death. :shock:
Hope you can get a lot of quilting done now. :)
06-11-2011, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
I'm glad you figured out the source of the noise. You could try putting the regular needle plate back on and setting your stitch length to "0." The regular needle plate may be quieter than the darning plate.
It isn't an absolute requirement that you drop or cover your feed dogs - it just removes some friction to do so.
I have long wanted a vintage darning foot for my favorite 15 and I finally got it a few months ago - ohmigosh, that thing makes a racket like you wouldn't believe!!! It sounds like the machine is beating itself to death. :shock:
Hope you can get a lot of quilting done now. :)
It isn't an absolute requirement that you drop or cover your feed dogs - it just removes some friction to do so.
I have long wanted a vintage darning foot for my favorite 15 and I finally got it a few months ago - ohmigosh, that thing makes a racket like you wouldn't believe!!! It sounds like the machine is beating itself to death. :shock:
Hope you can get a lot of quilting done now. :)
06-11-2011, 02:31 PM
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Is this the first time you have tried to use the foot, or have you been able to use it in the past and this just now started happening?
Thinking that maybe it's a bum foot, if it's the first time you are using it.
Maybe you are putting it on wrong?
Hard to tell when your not there to see it.
Thinking that maybe it's a bum foot, if it's the first time you are using it.
Maybe you are putting it on wrong?
Hard to tell when your not there to see it.
06-11-2011, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Mae6660
Is this the first time you have tried to use the foot, or have you been able to use it in the past and this just now started happening?
Thinking that maybe it's a bum foot, if it's the first time you are using it.
Maybe you are putting it on wrong?
Hard to tell when your not there to see it.
Thinking that maybe it's a bum foot, if it's the first time you are using it.
Maybe you are putting it on wrong?
Hard to tell when your not there to see it.
06-11-2011, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by KLO
Wow, you figured out what was wrong! Yay for you. Go get another chocolate chip cookie as a reward ... maybe even two. You worked hard for them!
06-11-2011, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by KimS
I've changed the needle twice, changed bobbins, rethreaded the machine, taken the foot off, put it back on just to make certain everything was where it needed to be and then had 2 chocolate chip cookes. LOL!! I've ordered a new foot so I'll just wait until it gets here and if that doesn't make a difference then I guess I'll have to find a repairman. In the meantime think I'll have another chocolate chip cookie. ;-)
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