Knee lift lever, do you use it? If no, why not?
10-14-2011, 12:01 PM
#121
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
I'm getting used to it on my new machine ... and am sure I will like it.
Though for now, I keep having flashbacks to when I learned to sew ...... no foot pedal, rather it was a knee lever!!! I don't know how many times I have tried using both the knee lever and foot pedal to start the machine stitching!! arggghhh!! :lol: :lol:
The Jem was designed as a small portable machine, so I can see why they wouldn't include the knee lever .... something else to take along, and would take away to the ease of mocing it around.
Though for now, I keep having flashbacks to when I learned to sew ...... no foot pedal, rather it was a knee lever!!! I don't know how many times I have tried using both the knee lever and foot pedal to start the machine stitching!! arggghhh!! :lol: :lol:
The Jem was designed as a small portable machine, so I can see why they wouldn't include the knee lever .... something else to take along, and would take away to the ease of mocing it around.
knee lift--I have learned to sew with my left foot on the pedal
& right knee for lifting. I find the knee-left on my Bernina
an indispensable tool. especially in FMQ.
10-14-2011, 12:04 PM
#123
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I just bought a Brother with a knee lifter. When I remember to use it (about 1/3 of the time), I love it. Just hard to teach an old dog new tricks but I am getting there.... I know I will learn to use it more b/c it is handy.
10-14-2011, 12:13 PM
#124
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Originally Posted by Quilter7x
The knee lift lever was a selling point when I bought my first machine about 13 years ago. I also have a Janome Jem Platinum that doesn’t have one. The replacement to Jem came out recently and I was surprised that it didn’t have a knee lift lever.
If you don’t use yours, why not? They are so helpful – they allow you to keep your hands on your project while you lift the presser foot to move your project.
If you don’t use yours, why not? They are so helpful – they allow you to keep your hands on your project while you lift the presser foot to move your project.
10-14-2011, 12:15 PM
#125
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My first sewing machine had a knee power lever (industrial machine) instead of a foot feed. Took me forever to remember to use the foot feed. I have a knee lever, but it does not fit with my sewing table, so I don't use it.
10-14-2011, 01:03 PM
#126
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I just bought a used Juki TL98E and it came with a knee lift. My Pfaff Quilt Expression 4.0 has one too but the only one I use it on is the Juki and I love it. The Pfaff has a feature where the presser foot automatically raises a little at the end of the stitch line so I don't see a real need to use that one.
10-14-2011, 01:08 PM
#127
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The knee lift lever is the best invention since slided bread! I learned to pedal with my left foot and use the lift all the time. Somewhere I heard that Bernina has a patent on the lift so the other machine companies cannot add it to theirs
10-14-2011, 01:14 PM
#128
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Originally Posted by Cagey
My Babylock has one, thought it would be great but I don't use it at all. It doesn't hit my knee at the right height so I don't bother.
10-14-2011, 01:21 PM
#130
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Originally Posted by May in Jersey
See where I wasn't the only one who sewed with a knee pedal machine. I mentioned this to some quilters and they never heard of it, they only knew about the knee lift. Guess they weren't in my age bracket, I'm a mid century gal, LOL!
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