I f you've just bought your first sewing machine, you'll need to learn the basic sewing techniques.Look no further than our video guide taking you through how to use the foot pedal on your sewing ...

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My 11-year-old son pressed the sewing machine foot pedal like a NASCAR driver hitting the gas on a straight away. The machine hummed and rattled as he fed the fabric under the flashing needle. I wo… ...

A few early electric sewing machines were controlled by a thigh pedal instead of a foot pedal. You pressed your leg out against it to turn on the machine.

In December 1943, longtime contributor Walter E. Burton explained how to motorize a treadle sewing machine. ... What makes Benrey’s 1967 foot pedal unique is its speed-control feature.