Kenmore Low Shank Center Homing Needle Sewing Machines that use regular WALKING FOOT
Many people want a well built, vintage, all metal, mechanical sewing machine, which can use a standard low shank walking foot, especially for quilting, sewing knits, and sewing difficult fabrics. The super high shank Kenmore models require a specialty super high shank walking foot, with a special adapter screw to operate the fork, which operates the walking foot, because Kenmore switched to using a needle holder that uses a flat screw, which requires a screwdriver, to change the needles, on their luxury sewing machines, for some crazy reason! (To make you buy their walking foot, most likely, but they are hard to find, and expensive, second hand, now, in 2020.)
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| Kenmore 92 with wide Kenmore low shank walking "even feed" foot |
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| Kenmore 92 with wide Kenmore low shank walking "even feed" foot |
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| Kenmore 92 cams with the extra wide snap on feet, and extra wide low shank walking foot |
(I am STILL compiling this list, it is not complete, November 2, 2020 you may add your model in the comments, if it fits this criteria.)
This is a list of the Kenmore sewing machine models that have these features-
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| The needle holder with the thumbscrew, is essential to using the walking foot, because the fork of the walking foot must attach to this screw, to move the walking foot, and make it work. This is a standard low shank walking foot, which I have used on the 1753. |
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| Kenmore model 1753 (1755 is nearly identical) |
LOW SHANK
CENTER HOMING NEEDLE (if the walking foot has a zigzag opening this isn't as important as long as your needle won't hit the presser foot, while sewing straight stitches.)
THUMBSCREW NEEDLEHOLDER to operate the fork of the walking foot
88 158.88x (multi needle position)
90 158.902 (multi needle position)
92 158.92x (multi needle position)
95 158.950
96 158.960
1430 158.1430
1753 158.17530
1755 158.17550
14001 158.14001 (NOT 158.14000 it is super high shank)
14002 158.14002
Be aware model 92 takes EXTRA WIDE feet, it has a wider feed dog, as well. It came with snap on presser feet, and there is a wide Kenmore feed dog which fits it, as well as a BabyLock single wheel roller foot, which rides the left feed dog, so requires left needle position, to prevent flagging, with this roller foot.
