Presser foot lifter?
12-12-2010, 07:32 PM
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Saw an ad in an old magazine for a "Universal Presser-Foot lifter".
Anybody ever had one? There are a few positive comments on Pfaff-talk but anybody else? Can't find them on Allbrands.com who apparently used to sell them.
Anybody ever had one? There are a few positive comments on Pfaff-talk but anybody else? Can't find them on Allbrands.com who apparently used to sell them.
12-12-2010, 08:20 PM
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Check this one out:
http://www.crhowto.org/items_new/Uni...fter_3958.html
I do a lot of applique and my Bernina has one operated with the knee. I couldn't get used to it at first but now I can not live without it.
http://www.crhowto.org/items_new/Uni...fter_3958.html
I do a lot of applique and my Bernina has one operated with the knee. I couldn't get used to it at first but now I can not live without it.
12-12-2010, 08:37 PM
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I have a Bernina with the knee-activated presser foot lifter. I use it ALL THE TIME. It's like having a third hand. I also use my left foot on the foot control, which frees up the right knee for the presser foot lifter.
12-12-2010, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Maride
Check this one out:
http://www.crhowto.org/items_new/Uni...fter_3958.html
I do a lot of applique and my Bernina has one operated with the knee. I couldn't get used to it at first but now I can not live without it.
http://www.crhowto.org/items_new/Uni...fter_3958.html
I do a lot of applique and my Bernina has one operated with the knee. I couldn't get used to it at first but now I can not live without it.
12-12-2010, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by amandasgramma
Originally Posted by Maride
Check this one out:
http://www.crhowto.org/items_new/Uni...fter_3958.html
I do a lot of applique and my Bernina has one operated with the knee. I couldn't get used to it at first but now I can not live without it.
http://www.crhowto.org/items_new/Uni...fter_3958.html
I do a lot of applique and my Bernina has one operated with the knee. I couldn't get used to it at first but now I can not live without it.
Maybe it's no longer made, but was a good idea!
12-12-2010, 08:57 PM
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What a clever item. I have never heard of one.
I place my foot control upside down on the floor and I find I have more control that way. When I bought my Pfaff, the young male salesman demonstrated it that way and said it worked better for him. It does for me, too.
Kitsie, what is Pfaff-talk?
I place my foot control upside down on the floor and I find I have more control that way. When I bought my Pfaff, the young male salesman demonstrated it that way and said it worked better for him. It does for me, too.
Kitsie, what is Pfaff-talk?
12-13-2010, 12:52 PM
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I had the older universal presser foot lifter on my Viking and loved it. It's not very pretty, and a pain if you take the machine to class, but it's great for home!! I bought one of those foot pedal 'keepers' to keep it and my machine pedal from moving. I put them right next to each other (sort of like the gas and brake pedals) and it worked beautifully. I have the Janome with the knee lift now. I actually liked the old presser foot lifter better!
12-13-2010, 01:21 PM
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Wonder whatever happened to them? The few reviews (like yours, dove) are positive. The Pfaff exp 4.0 has a knee one but I can't afford the extra above the 3.0 I'm getting.
Any entrepreneurs out there?
Any entrepreneurs out there?
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