![]() Other "normal to Jim" machines use a center-aligned needle and a half-inch wide pressure foot so a quarter-inch seam is just a matter of aligning fabric to the side of pressure foot. Since the needle is left aligned, only one of the feeddogs engages the fabric with a 1/4-inch seam allowance. Jim discovered it was not a good machine for sewing quilt patches together. We have used this machine briefly and it does sew a nice seam. It will sew a full width zig-zag, progressing from the left instead of centered as most machines on the market. This is the only machine in our collection that has a left aligned needle. ![]() These machines were made in Japan for White. We removed the machine from its cabinet for the picture. We bought it at an antique/collectible store in Perry, New York in a nice cabinet for $10. Jim considers this White sewing machine one of the best looking sewing machines in his collection.
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