Presser Foot Identification
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After a little searching, I have not found a match to help identify this foot. Does anyone happen to know what it is called and what it was made for?
Last edited by Sewsation; 03-03-2021 at 04:42 AM.
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It is an adjustable zipper foot. I have seen adjustable zipper feet that one can sew with the needle on either side of the foot or the middle. http://sewing-machines.blogspot.com/...pper-foot.html and https://www.ecrater.com/p/23544215/l...able-wide-body I think J Miller had one, but couldn't find it.
I have not seen one that could be used with the quilting bar guide like yours, until I found one this morning that I think some of the pictures have it put together wrong and has the guide attached in a different position .https://www.ecrater.com/p/23544215/l...able-wide-body The quilting bar guide would go through the U-shaped part and then tighten the screw (the screw facing you when the foot is attached) at the position that you want.
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I have not seen one that could be used with the quilting bar guide like yours, until I found one this morning that I think some of the pictures have it put together wrong and has the guide attached in a different position .https://www.ecrater.com/p/23544215/l...able-wide-body The quilting bar guide would go through the U-shaped part and then tighten the screw (the screw facing you when the foot is attached) at the position that you want.
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I agree with the others - It is clearly multi purpose (imho) foot. The indents on the sides and ability to slide back and forth clearly make it a zipper foot. The U shaped bracket for the screw/clamp, my guess, has two holes in it for the "guide" to slide into and the clamp would apply pressure on it and hold it in place. Here is a site that has a pic of a similar one with the guide (the picture is about 2/3 of the way down the page). It appears to have come with a used White machine.
https://tanitisis.com/tag/sewing-machines/
and just the foot is here
https://tanitisis.files.wordpress.co...pg?w=300&h=248
Cool find! now all you need to do is find a guide that will fit it!!
https://tanitisis.com/tag/sewing-machines/
and just the foot is here
https://tanitisis.files.wordpress.co...pg?w=300&h=248
Cool find! now all you need to do is find a guide that will fit it!!
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Thank you for your replies, cjsews and OurWorkbench, and thanks for the links. The foot with the consistent gap in the middle, instead of the wide-to-narrow gap of this one, looks extremely similar.
My first guess was that this foot was a 2-in-1 combination hinged-adjustable-two-sided-zipper foot/ single-hole-straight stitch foot. Please see a photo with a single-hole-straight-stitch foot on the left, then this foot, an adjustable zipper foot, an adjustable-hinged-narrow-zipper-foot and a one-sided zipper foot.
Your guide observation was very helpful. It seems like this foot may take two guides, the seam guide plus a hem guide. Please see the rest of the photos.
This foot is from a set of vintage low-shank feet that the seller told me came with her vintage Elna. The set came with a few guides. I bought the set for a vintage Kenmore 385.
My first guess was that this foot was a 2-in-1 combination hinged-adjustable-two-sided-zipper foot/ single-hole-straight stitch foot. Please see a photo with a single-hole-straight-stitch foot on the left, then this foot, an adjustable zipper foot, an adjustable-hinged-narrow-zipper-foot and a one-sided zipper foot.
Your guide observation was very helpful. It seems like this foot may take two guides, the seam guide plus a hem guide. Please see the rest of the photos.
This foot is from a set of vintage low-shank feet that the seller told me came with her vintage Elna. The set came with a few guides. I bought the set for a vintage Kenmore 385.
Last edited by Sewsation; 03-03-2021 at 04:42 AM.