If the cord is too short to reach the floor, would a foot rest or stool with a board nailed to the back of it be ok to put your foot on?The board would stop you from accidentally pushing it off the foot rest.

Sorry, did not understand your question until I saw the pictures. My frame has a lever next to the handle.When I pull it (like a bike brake), a pedal pushes against the foot control. I release my hand from the handle and it stops the machine. It would be quite simple to rig something up on the bed in order to do this.

Use a block and set the control on a block until you can get an extension for your control. (Even a concrete block would probably do the trick.....)

are you standing or sitting?.

I like the idea of putting the control on my right thigh area, bracing it so it's closer and easier to use.

My frame is currently (and I hope temporarily) dismantled, but I have the Grace speed control. It works very well strapped to one of the carriage handles.

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Take your control to sewing machine repair shop and ask them to lengthen the cord. Another foot or so might be ideal.

If it were me, I would mount it on the carriage right in front of the round white bar you are holding in one of the pictures. Then I would get someone to rig it so that you could have a handle to squeeze on that white bar, or something that would turn it on and leave it on at the speed you need to go. That way, the control is always where you need it in relation to the machine, you are not tripping over it, and it is easy to reach if you need to turn if off quickly. some kind of a lever action thing ought to work out.

Would this product help?
http://www.graceframe.com/site/compo...7-speeecontrol

I have one for my Janome 1600. Works like a dream, well worth the $$$. It straps onto my handle bars and I can control it with my thumb while my fingers move the machine. Like you I tried to chase the foot peddle all over. I tried staching the foot peddle under my arm, but as I remember that didn't work out too well either.

What you need is a stitch regulator of some kind. Grace company makes some. Contact your dealer (or the company that makes your machine and see if they know of one for your machine).