DebsShelties

I have one for my new machine but do not use it as I kept bumping it and raising the presser foot while sewing. I sew without it.

DonnaQuilts

The Janome Horizon has the power feeder, thread cutter and knee lift. Leah Day says it is $3,000, but I paid a heck of a lit less for mine because it was a demonstrator. I had a set amount available from income tas refund and said here is what I have, can I get it for this amount and showed him the check. They came out of a huddle and said they would take it. Guess they were hungry for a sale. It was a one-time opportunity for me and them, as I am now retired and won't be getting any more tax refunds, ever.

zennia

You girls have peeked my interest. I am going to go find mine and try it.

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Scrappy Gram

Both of my machines have knee lift and I will never buy another machine without one.

lovedquilts

I use it all the time, on the rare occasion I have to take it off, my knee will move towards it and it is not there. lol

mar32428

Got my first one with my first Bernina. Simply could not get the hang of it. Or maybe the coordination. Hard to teach old dogs new tricks. Then got into the decorative stitches and needed both hands on the fabric. Tried the knee lift and after awhile, it became 2nd. nature. Also have it on my Janome 6500. I can't say I love it but do find it very useful in many places.

SunlitenSmiles

pedal under left foot , knee lift, rock back on the pedal for needle up as i have it set for needle down.... talk to the machine, had grandchildren convinced the machine was voice activated when they were younger.....

jitkaau

They all sit in the cupboard because I have my computerised machine set to automatically lift or lower the foot when I stop or start.

subyz

I ♥ my knee lifter! Hardly know how to manage without it - and the needle down position, of course. Never used a machine with 'automatic pivot (needle down & presser foot up stops) but that sounds interesting too!

mpspeedy

My parents gave me a sewing machine in a cabinet when I graduated from high school. Of course it had a knee control instead of a foot pedal. Twenty years ago I went to work for a Bernina dealer who made her bread and butter doing custom dressmaking and alterations. After using her machines in the shop I had to have my own Bernina. The rest is history. I learned to control the foot pedal with my left foot and also use it for my serger. I don't think I could sew without the knee lift. It is more than my third hand. The biggest problem I have with the knee bar is that I sew so fast that it tends to vibrate out of the machine on occassion. When I worked at the Bernina dealership the owner used to push the half speed on the machine I was using everytime she passed me by. Just another reason mpspeedy is my signature.