Originally Posted by
JillC
The only advantage for me for being able to sew w/out foot pedal is that I could set the speed to super slow, and then my young grandchildren could sew simple straight seams.
This Elna has a speed control, so a person could still set it to only sew at low speeds.
I have tried sewing with the start/stop button instead of the foot pedal, and I found it really stressful. How do you maintain control of the fabric at the end of a seam, while looking up to find the stop button? How do you adjust or realign your fabric as you sew? How do you remove pins? I slow down or stop during these things, so that my seam stays accurate. I find that if I'm not watching the fabric feed, I get wobbles.