Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The all-purpose foot is great for general sewing with straight or zigzag stitches. Grooves on the under side make it excellent for smoothly feeding fabric while you sew.
Suitable for utility and decorative stitches
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Use for elastic insertion and basic mending
Wide needle slot allows for up to 7mm stitch width
Depending on the design of the foot at the needle entry point, it may be used for a straight stitch, zigzag or some decorative stitches.
Generally, this foot is used to finish seams, stitch hems, top stitch and sew straight stitch projects.
All models of sewing machine come with an all purpose sewing foot. It is easy to recognize in your sewing kit and is usually the one that stays on the machine unless you are planning on using a specialty foot. How To Use All Purpose/Jaguar Foot - Installation & Tutorial
The purpose of this foot is to hold the fabric in place while the feed dogs below provide the traction to push the fabric through the needle and complete the seam or other objectives.
The all purpose presser foot is spring hitched to give it flexibility. It is generally easily recognized by the two ‘toes’ that sit on either side of the needle as the foot feeds the fabric forward.
all purpose sewing foot
All Purpose Foot
The toe piece is usually open to allow for wider stitches or for a zig-zag stitch and other decorative stitches. This wide needle slot can allow for stitch widths of up to 7mm depending on the make and model of the machine. The Janome foot pictured has a clear plastic part in the center, but many are all metal.
This foot may snap onto the shank of your machine or may need to be screwed onto the shank.
all purpose sewing foot
MEASURING SHANK HEIGHT
When buying a new all purpose sewing foot, it is necessary to know if your machine is a high shank machine or a low shank machine.
The shank of the machine is measured from the presser foot to the screw hole. A measured distance of 1 ½ inch (3.8cm) is considered to be a high shank and a distance of 3/4 inch (2cm) a low shank.
The high shank model and a slanted shank machine are older models of machine and not so common in the modern world of technically advanced machines.
ALL PURPOSE SEWING FOOT – IN CONCLUSION
The all sewing purpose foot will be the most used foot in your kit. Use it for all kinds of general sewing of seams, gathering and countless other uses. Keep it handy at all times.
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The all-purpose foot is great for general sewing with straight or zigzag stitches. Grooves on the under side make it excellent for smoothly feeding fabric while you sew.
Suitable for utility and decorative stitches
Playlist:
1. Presser Foot: bit.ly/2AJp769
2. Machine Maintenance: bit.ly/3dNazkm
3. Art Work Deepika Padukone Portrait: bit.ly/300x5Tf
Must Have Products:
32 Presser Foot Pack: amzn.to/3eIKDHp
Flower Presser Foot: amzn.to/386wrWl
Tailoring Kit Scale 1: amzn.to/3g3491A
Tailoring Kit scale 2: amzn.to/3eGq26E
TAiloring kit Scale 3: amzn.to/2BQneVN
VArdhman Thread: amzn.to/3i751Ed
Double Needle Set: amzn.to/3g7374M
Use for elastic insertion and basic mending
Wide needle slot allows for up to 7mm stitch width
Depending on the design of the foot at the needle entry point, it may be used for a straight stitch, zigzag or some decorative stitches.
Generally, this foot is used to finish seams, stitch hems, top stitch and sew straight stitch projects.
All models of sewing machine come with an all purpose sewing foot. It is easy to recognize in your sewing kit and is usually the one that stays on the machine unless you are planning on using a specialty foot. How To Use All Purpose/Jaguar Foot - Installation & Tutorial
The purpose of this foot is to hold the fabric in place while the feed dogs below provide the traction to push the fabric through the needle and complete the seam or other objectives.
The all purpose presser foot is spring hitched to give it flexibility. It is generally easily recognized by the two ‘toes’ that sit on either side of the needle as the foot feeds the fabric forward.
all purpose sewing foot
All Purpose Foot
The toe piece is usually open to allow for wider stitches or for a zig-zag stitch and other decorative stitches. This wide needle slot can allow for stitch widths of up to 7mm depending on the make and model of the machine. The Janome foot pictured has a clear plastic part in the center, but many are all metal.
This foot may snap onto the shank of your machine or may need to be screwed onto the shank.
all purpose sewing foot
MEASURING SHANK HEIGHT
When buying a new all purpose sewing foot, it is necessary to know if your machine is a high shank machine or a low shank machine.
The shank of the machine is measured from the presser foot to the screw hole. A measured distance of 1 ½ inch (3.8cm) is considered to be a high shank and a distance of 3/4 inch (2cm) a low shank.
The high shank model and a slanted shank machine are older models of machine and not so common in the modern world of technically advanced machines.
ALL PURPOSE SEWING FOOT – IN CONCLUSION
The all sewing purpose foot will be the most used foot in your kit. Use it for all kinds of general sewing of seams, gathering and countless other uses. Keep it handy at all times.
YT link : http://www.youtube.com/c/StitchSWearS...
Insta link : instagram.com/stitchandswear
fb page : https://www.facebook.com/The.Shanti.S...
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stit...
TikTok : @TheSewingMaster
