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Posted by Doug&Michelle on October 11, 2005, 12:39 pm
> First off, I'm a 29 year old guy who doesn't know much about sewing.
> But, I do know plenty about woodworking and know how to measure,
> layout, and cut reliably.
>
> My mom gave me a 40 year old singer touch n sew 604e. After buying the
> manual online and figuring out how to thread it, I suprised my wife
> with some pillows for our bed. I used some loopy, flat edging that
> looked good, but I couldn't get cording to come out right. I read in
> the manual some more and found out I needed a zipper foot (I think).
> Okay, I dug out the zip-lock bag-o-parts and found what looked right.
>
> I attached it and lowered the foot, and it stayed about a quarter of an
> inch above the deck. In this position, I obviously can't get any
> pressure on the fabric or get it to work.
>
> I thought that I might try riding with the cording itself under the
> foot and the needle straddling it, but this didn't feel like it was the
> way it was supposed to work and keeping straight was a challenge.
>
> Am I doing something wrong, or do I have the wrong foot? This is
> entirely possible given the nature of the "bag-o-parts" My mom is in a
> different state, so "just asking her" is a futile effort.
>
Is it possible that the foot you used could be from a different machine?
Not everything is interchangeable (as I am sure you know already)
It really shouldn't be that high off the machine unless the foot is raised,
in which case you lower it with a handy dandy little lever.
Just in case you don't know what a zipper foot looks like check your manual
or google zipper foot and click on images.
HTH
Michelle Giordano
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