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Old 03-22-2012, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by jljack View Post
That spring in the middle on the bottom row looks like what I ordered and am expecting to arrive by mail any day. Do you have any pics of that one on?
Janice, All the pictures are posted. We didn't try all of them out. Cathy made a spring that got tested on my singer 15, which I now realized didn't get photographed. She has to make some adjustments for that spring, but I can see it working well too.
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif View Post
Joe, I re-sized them for you. Hope you can see them now!
Springs:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]321659[/ATTACH]
Short shank:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]321660[/ATTACH]
Attachment to make regular foot a spring foot:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]321661[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]321664[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]321667[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]321668[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]321669[/ATTACH]
Darn, they're still too big for this stupid dial up.
I got to see enough to know I have a couple of these.

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Awesome!! I have a couple of them...I think I need MORE!!
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Janice,
Tomorrow I can post a picture of that spring on my machine.

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That spring in the middle on the bottom row looks like what I ordered and am expecting to arrive by mail any day. Do you have any pics of that one on?
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Wow, I would never have known what some of those were if I found them. Thanks for posting!
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Originally Posted by J Miller View Post
Darn, they're still too big for this stupid dial up.
I got to see enough to know I have a couple of these.

Joe
I agree with you Joe. I'd like to see all of these attachments, but I can't with dial-up either. Someday I'll have something better.....
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Joe, and others, I'm just a dummy when it comes to computers, mostly just a self taught old lady, but I discovered that if I click on the attachment number, it will open in another window and I can see it and print it off!! YEA!!!
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif View Post
I invited her over to dinner. While Cathy worked on my National machine called The Eldredge that was missing a tension spring, I worked at getting the old wick out of the wick spring on my Singer 66. The conversation changed to the use of different darning springs and next thing Cathy is showing me all the different types she owns. She also showed off some exchange items, a pretty scrap quilt that Candace had made and a raven that Laura had made.
You guys I wasn't serious! I know how sweet Cathy is - and how informative it is to visit her! Candace, I am really glad you got to go see Cathy's amazing collection for yourself!

Monica, thank you for posting those photos. I too wouldn't have know about the springs without this conversation and the photos. I have most of the second group of photos - the darning/applique' feet - but it is so interesting seeing them all together so we can decide which ones we have and which ones we 'need' to get!

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Question...How does that last one, the one to turn a regular foot into a hopping foot work? I've been trying, and can't seem to wrap my mind around it!

Second question... I WANT one, how hard are they to find?
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Charlee,

I'll add a picture or two on that one later today. The straight "bar" rides on top of the needle clamp screw. The other end is attached to the presser foot bar. Therefore the foot gets lifted with the needle just like any other darning/ hopping foot. I have used it with a zigzagmachine's "button sew on" foot which gives great visibility. I do hope that that was clearer than mud.

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Question...How does that last one, the one to turn a regular foot into a hopping foot work? I've been trying, and can't seem to wrap my mind around it!

Second question... I WANT one, how hard are they to find?
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