what ARE you?

[anotheranon]

This is the question I'm been lobbing at at my sewing machine feet for half the morning. In a fit of organization this morning I decided to dig them all out of their cramped space in the sewing machine's accessories drawer and put them in a nice divided box with labels.

Alas, some of them are so mysterious that I have no idea why I got them or what they do. I can't find even a picture of one of them on any of the usual sewing sites, yet somehow in the past 2 years I acquired two of them :P

The connection is slow this morning so while I'm waiting for pictures of obscure knots of twisted metal and wire to cough up I've been perusing Dorothy Surrenders, "a gay gal's guide to pop culture". How can I fault a site that has Tina Fey Tuesdays and Emma Thompson before 10 am? Lotsa pretty pretty pix and the author seems to like geeky/funny girls :)

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[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Well I know what inspired you, but now you've inspired me ... I've had "find a sewing machine foot identity site" in the back of my head for a long time and now you've got me looking too (my Janome came with several feet, but very little info in the manual). I'll share any good'uns I come across.

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Treasure trove in a British online dealership:

1: A huge sewing machine dealership parts database that can be narrowed down to presser feet by using the "category" option on the right (photo and name of each foot)

2: A list of presser foot types with online demo videos for use of each (just scroll down below the current demo to see the list ... there's no link (that I can find) to these from the main site so had to link via one of the videos)

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

You are the coolest :)

The 2nd link helped me figure out that what I've got are 2 straight stitch feet and a satin stitch/applique/clear view foot. Thank yoU!

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

I'm thrilled with that second link too, as I've come across some of these feet in the sewing mags in technique articles, but, though they talk about using them, they rarely show what they look like or how they're "loaded." ***seriously covets the foot that applies bias binding***