Whatever purpose it’s designed for, sewing machine presser feet all have a basic function: to hold the fabric against the machine’s throat plate and keep it in place while you sew. From basic replacement presser feet to specialty feet like the snap-on buttonhole foot and the button foot (no more hand-sewing flat buttons!), there are sewing machine feet that can take care of many different functions. Once you know what type machine you have, it’s easy to find the right presser feet and other parts to go with it. These feet are changed by unscrewing a bolt, replacing the foot, and screwing the bolt back in. A slant shank is a slightly angled shank made for specific Singer models in the 60s and 70s.

These machines use the Low Shank Sewing Feet. A low shank machine sits about ¾” from the presser foot screw to the bottom of the foot.These machines use high shank feet. Some home models, such as those by Necchi and New Home, as well as the Pfaff 1200 series, also have high shanks. A high shank machine (which is often an industrial sewing machine) sits about 1¼” from the presser foot screw to the bottom of the foot.Lower the presser foot and measure the distance from the bottom of the presser foot to the screw-hole secures the foot to the presser bar. If you are uncertain what you have, it's easy to measure. However, if the presser foot screws on, then it is either a high shank, low shank, or a slant shank machine. Most Viking, Brother, Pfaff, and Japanese-made machines use snap-on feet. If your machine's foot isn't attached with a screw, it's a snap-on part that is connected with a shank adaptor. Most machines made since the 1980s use snap-on presser feet, with the exception of Berninas, which will need an adaptor. Sewing Machine Feet and Attachments Choosing the Right Sewing Machine Feet: Snap-On? Low Shank? High Shank?

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