I bought a new foot for my machine this weekend…a #66 hemming foot. Sometimes new tools really aggravate me. I bought this foot as it was supposed to save me one step when hemming linens and things (sounds like a good name for a store). It is supposed to curl the material under in one step and stitch, leaving no ends to fray. I have no patience when a new tool does not automatically do what it is supposed to do…in other words needs some assistance from the operator. However, as I know myself fairly well, I have put the foot aside until I have time to play with it and conquer it. In the middle of a project is no time for me to try something new. Does anyone else become frustrated easily with new tools? While I have so much more sewing patience than in my youth, I still hit walls on occasion. I’m sure when I don’t have a project that I want to finish, I will play with this foot, figure it out and love it.
It is a pretty odd looking foot. The fabric is supposed to curl inside the center of the foot. Someday perhaps…
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I, too, have this impatience…My recent annoyance is with needle threaders….since my vision is not quite as sharp as it used to be, sometimes I struggle with threading needles. I have purchased almost every needle threader available and none of them is helpful. Frustrating. That said, this new foot for your machine looks very interesting. I didn’t know this one existed! Is it for a Bernina? Someone in my school might be selling hers….what makes Berninas better than other machines?
When I was buying, the Bernina machine was rated best by Consumer Reports. At least the one I went in to buy. I know Ann’s Fabrics’ repair person says BabyLock machines require the least repairs, but I wouldn’t know as mine…knock on wood…has worked perfectly. I love the BSR for free motion quilting…a stitch regulator, I believe. I’d check out Consumer Reports. The machine I had before was 35 years old so I probably would have been happy with anything.
Which model Bernina do you have? I just went to their site and there are SO MANY! wow! It would take me years to figure this out…where did you buy yours?
I bought mine at Ann’s fabrics(Canton), a splurge even on sale. I have a Bernina 440QE, which was so popular Bernina changed the name and upped the price, as if it wasn’t expensive enough. However, there was a less expensive model that had great reviews, just can’t recall the name. They could give you a good analysis of the machines, I suspect. Ann’s had big sales periodically, which is the only time to buy. A used one would be a better deal, I think. Ann’s sells used ones when they get them. I figured I will be sewing the rest of my life, more regularly, as I am working it into my retirement when it comes so I spent a little bit more.
That looks like the hemming foot for lightweight fabrics, didn’t know they made one for cottons and linens. I never got on with the lightweight one but know of others who have mastered it, maybe I just don’t have enough patience. I too get awfully impatient with new tools, equipment and the internet, especially the internet! I’ve spent much of today arguing with various different sites!
Julie, Thanks for that tidbit. Perhaps this foot is not meant for cotton, although no such specifications were indicated. I’ll work with it a bit longer to see if I can be productive with it. JWG