stop start button or foot pedal?
#61
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I only use the button on the embroidery machine...
On regular piecing or quilting I prefer the foot controller. My machine also has a red square next to the foot controller so that you can touch it and cut your thread. I had to disconnect it from my machine...as I have a cute little dog named Tinkerbelle who likes to plant her fat little butt right on the red button.
She kept cutting the threads on me all thru a seam...until I figured it out....figured the machine was going crazy!
On regular piecing or quilting I prefer the foot controller. My machine also has a red square next to the foot controller so that you can touch it and cut your thread. I had to disconnect it from my machine...as I have a cute little dog named Tinkerbelle who likes to plant her fat little butt right on the red button.
She kept cutting the threads on me all thru a seam...until I figured it out....figured the machine was going crazy!
#63
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Kentucky live in WV
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I am still deciding if there is an advantage over one over the other method. Health is certainly one consideration if one is in the market.
At this point, I have the foot pedal attached; no knee lifter or start stop in use.
At this point, I have the foot pedal attached; no knee lifter or start stop in use.
#64
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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As always, very interesting. When I was a child my grandmother got me started on her treadle...them my Mom's machine had the knee lift. My machine doesn't have a start/stop, just the foot pedal... Don't think I could do it...maybe I'm too old to learn!!
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#69
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Location: North country Wisc.
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I have a Janome 6600, this has the stop/start button. Silly me, I didn't take the classes or read the manual for about a year. What a pleasant surprise! It was so exciting, getting my new machine, that I just raced home with it & started sewing. I'm going to practice & will probably use it for FMQ, but like others, for piecing I like to use my foot pedal & keep both hands on on my fabric.
#70
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Location: Texas
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I think I am missing something. If you use the start/stop button, don't your hands (or a finger) need to leave your work while you reach for it? Especially when I am FMQ, I like both hands on my work when the machine starts, so I use the pedal. When I applique I need both hands on my work and sometimes go one stitch at a time, so I use the pedal. I am very interested in the advantages of the start/stop button because lots of you use it, and I don't want to miss out.
This is the way I feel about the start/stop button, too, on my Brother 450Q. I've always used a foot pedal and having to use my hand to start and stop seems like an added burden to me. I do use start/stop when I want more immediate control but normally I still use my foot.
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