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  • Darning Foot Modification

    Mary wanted an opening in the front of the Darning Foot I didn’t modify the last time around, so I grabbed it in a machinist’s vise, grabbed that in the bench vise, and freehanded a Dremel slitting saw:

    Darning Foot - saw-cut foot
    Darning Foot – saw-cut foot

    A bit of file work and it looks pretty good, although neither of us like the blurred-from-the-factory red lines:

    Darning Foot - opened foot
    Darning Foot – opened foot

    This one retains the pin that lifts it as the needle rises, so it’s a hopping foot.