Knee lift lever, do you use it? If no, why not?
10-14-2011, 06:16 AM
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I have 3 machines. My Bernina, which is set into a table, has a lift lever. The Elna, which I set up in the living room when I am into a big project, and my Janome, which I leave in my van to have at my weekly quilt group, don't have the lift. Now, when using the Bernina, I forget to use the lift........and must remind myself to use it.
My Janome has an automatic cutter.......that the other 2 don't, and I am always forgetting to use that!
(I also started sewing, as a kid, on my mother's sewing machine with the knee pedal.......I still occasionally find myself moving my knee over to find that old pedal: I'm now 72 years old! Body motor movement habits are hard to change after they have become automatic!
My Janome has an automatic cutter.......that the other 2 don't, and I am always forgetting to use that!
(I also started sewing, as a kid, on my mother's sewing machine with the knee pedal.......I still occasionally find myself moving my knee over to find that old pedal: I'm now 72 years old! Body motor movement habits are hard to change after they have become automatic!
10-14-2011, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by bonnyh
I have an Elna Quilters' Pro and it has a knee lift. I use it all the time. If I have to use a different machine, my knee still looks for the control. As Elna is out of business, should something happen to my machine, I don't know what I would do. Just love it.
10-14-2011, 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
My problem is with my right hip joint. I would probably end up not being able to walk if I used the knee lift very much.
10-14-2011, 06:56 AM
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I didn't think I would use mine and I didn't, for about the first few months. Then, I thought I would give it a try. Now, I cannot imagine not having it. I have used it for years. My new machine doesn't have one and I find myself constantly moving my knee, only to realize that it is not there. I really like it for paper-piecing because I am doing so many start and stop seams instead of chain piecing.
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