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How do you corral a wandering foot pedal?

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Old 07-03-2013, 05:37 AM
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I use a piece of non slip dish mat material that seems to hold it in place pretty good...
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Old 07-03-2013, 06:12 AM
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Never thought of the velcro solution. I am going to try it, tried everything else.
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Old 07-03-2013, 06:36 AM
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I have tried it all except the velcro...That is next on my list of solutions to try.
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Old 07-03-2013, 06:36 AM
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Double back tape...I'm just a tape girl...use it for everything...double back, duct, masking, painters, you name it..I use it.. Because of bad ankles I turned my pedal backwards and put a 2x4 to rest my foot on...gives me greater control on speed too. Think maybe aging makes us look for more ways to adapt to our ever changing bodies...
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Old 07-03-2013, 06:41 AM
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I have a small piece of sticky back velcro(stiff side) on the bottom of my foot pedal, seems to work for me.
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Old 07-03-2013, 07:25 AM
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I have a piece of wood, approx 8 x 6 inches to which I have glue shelf liner (that rubbery textured kind) on both sides, It keeps the wood from traveling around the floor and keeps my foot pedal in place as I sew. Additionally, it raises the foot pedal up just about 1/4 to 1/2 inch, which prevents my accidentally stepping on it before I am ready to sew.
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Old 07-03-2013, 07:31 AM
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I bought a hot pad from big lots, it's the silcone one, real flimse(sp) looks like honeycomb, it seems to work for me.
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Old 07-03-2013, 09:57 AM
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I've used the shelf liner stuff - still slides but not as much. Think I'm going to try the board idea.
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Old 07-03-2013, 10:00 AM
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I bought a neez-ez from Nancy's Notions. It's not quite big enough for my Bernina foot pedal but it's great for the smaller Singer pedals.

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http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...z+foot+rest.do
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Old 07-03-2013, 10:30 AM
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what about the rubber mats you buy to put in kitchen cupboars or RV's to keep dishes from movoing? The come in rolls in kitchen section I use it for a lot of uses!
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