Flower Stitch Foot - Low Shank

Flower Stitch Foot - Low Shank

Compatible with Domestic Sewing machine; Brother, Juki, Singer, Bernette, Janome low Shank models, Sakura, Toyota, Happy, etc.

With a flower stitch foot you can make circles of stitches with a basic sewing machine.

By using different stitches, different stitch widths and different colors of threads, it creates flower-inspired circular designs and you can stitch beautiful flowers on your fabrics. You can also use twin needles or even make round buttonholes with this foot.

The flower stitch foot is a screw-on foot and can be used on low shank machines.

The flower stitch foot consists of

• a large ring base,
• a driver arm on the right
• a foot clamp to attach the foot on your presser bar.
• a small latch on the right that drives the base.
• an adjustment screw on the back left

How to attach/ install the foot

Raise your needle to its highest position. Remove your standard presser foot & the presser foot holder. Just screw off the entire foot, not just the snap-on part.

To attach the flower foot, you slide the foot clamp around the presser bar and the presser foot screw. Make sure to place the driver arm above the needle holder and then securely tighten the presser foot screw.

Machine settings

• Lower your feed dogs
• Set your stitch length to 0. In fact the stitch length is irrelevant when using the flower foot because the feed dogs are lowered. The feed dogs guide the stitch length, they move more or less fabric for smaller or bigger stitches.
• The stitch width does have an impact on the looks of your stitches, you can play with that but always test so your needle don’t hit the foot.
• Don’t use too complex stitches. Maybe try a zigzag stitch, an overlock stitch, a blind hem stitch, an overcast stitch and a serpentine stitch to start.
• Reduce the upper thread to a looser setting (2)

Fabric, threads & needle

Use a sturdy fabric or glue some stabilizer to the fabric you want to decorate. Most fabrics will need stabilizer. Using a stabilizer prevents thinner fabrics from puckering and ensures that your stitches lie flat and look professional.

The stabilizer you choose will depend on your fabric, but also the use and how dense you will stitch. 

Various stabilizers you can use, Click on the product:

1) Tear Away Stabilizer (Black) , Tear Away Stabilizer (White)

2) Iron On Stabilizer (Black),  Iron On Stabilizer (White)

3) Filmoplast (Stick On) Stabilizer (Black), Filmoplast (Stick On) Stabilizer (White)

Stitching with the flower stitch foot

When the foot is attached, you have chosen a stitch and your thread, bobbin and needle are in place, always walk the hand wheel through a couple of stitches to see if all is clear. Then bring the bobbin thread up to the top and start sewing until you get a circle.

Take the time to play with your flower stitch foot on some scraps to get used to it and see what result you get with the different stitches you have on your machine.

It can be a good idea to make a sample like the pictures below (credits Sew4home.com) or you write down the designs you like while experimenting.

 You may try using a Multi Colour Embroidery Threads to improve the effectiveness of your circular stitch like above!