On a vintage machine, there is often a screw that can be turned to lower the feed dog. This will enable you to direct the course of the fabric yourself, therefore maintaining free movement under the sewing machine rather than having to work against the feed dog. STEP 2įor most sewing machines, you can adjust the feed dog. The foot itself does usually come equipped with a spring, so you can push the embroidery frame under the foot.

First you have to mount the embroidery foot. These possibilities, in fact, can often surprise even some of the most advanced seamstresses! So join us here as we take you through the basics of free-hand embroidery!įundamentally every sewing machine can do this – regardless of whether it’s a new state-of-the-art or vintage model. Your sewing machine can do much more than just sewing.