Flower Stitch Foot Explained

Flower Stitch Feet Explained: Everything You Need to Know About this Foot

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Flower Stitch Foot Explained

The Original Flower Stitch Foot can turn an everyday sewing machine into a circle stitcher. When combined with decorative stitches of various widths and thread colours, this foot allows the sewist to create beautiful flower-inspired circular motifs, amongst many other applications (including circular buttonholes). The flower stitch foot is a screw-on foot and can be used on machines with a low shank (more details below).

Flower Stitch Presser Foot Explained

The Flower Stitch Foot Consists:

  • A Large Ring Base with nearly 100 Drive Teeth
  • A Low Shank Foot Clamp (to attach the foot to the presser bar)
  • A Driver Arm (that sits on top of the machine’s needle bar)
  • A Driving Latch (which is moved by the Driver Arm)
  • An Adjustment Screw (For increasing or decreasing the circle size)

How to install the Flower Stitch Foot on a Janome:

  1. Lower the Feed Dogs
  2. Raise the needle to its highest position.
  3. Raise the presser foot lever and remove the presser foot and holder from the machine
  4.  Position the Flower Stitch Foot’s Foot Clamp, ensuring the Driving Arm is above the needle clamp bar
  5. Screw the Flower Stitch Foot onto the Presser Bar

Flower Stitch Foot

What Stitch Settings Should I use for the Flower Stitch Foot?

Stitch Pattern: Any Decorative Stitch

Stitch Tension: “Auto” or 4

Stitch Length: 0

Stitch Width: 2.5 to 7

Flowers designed on the Flower Stitcher

What types of Pattern Variations can I do on the Flower Stitch Foot?

Single Needle Stitch

This is achieved by using a regular sewing needle and a decorative pattern of your choice.

Twin Needle Stitch

By using a twin needle (up to 2mm wide), you can get an echo effect on your motifs. This effect is heightened by using contrasting thread colours.
Note: before stitching with a twin needle, it is recommended to turn the handwheel one full revolution to ensure that the needles with not strike the foot.

Concentric Stitches

A Concentric Stitch effect can be achieved by creating two (or more) circular motifs at different widths (using the Adjustment Screw). Starting with the widest setting, complete the first pattern. Then without lifting your presser foot, loosen the Adjustment Screw and slide the Ring base towards the “-” mark. Then tighten the screw and complete the second pattern.

Transposition Stitches

After stitching out the first pattern, lift the Driving Latch and rotate the Ring Base 3, 6, or 9 notches. Then complete the pattern. This can be repeated until you have achieved the desired effect.

Combinations

Further variation can be achieved by combining concentric, transposition and twin-needle variations.

Flower Stitch Variations

How do I sew a circular buttonhole on a Flower Stitch Foot?

Stitch Pattern: Zig Zag

Stitch Tension: “Auto” or 4

Stitch Length: 0

Stitch Width: 2.0 to 2.5

Similar to a Transposition Stitch, a circular buttonhole is achieved by stitching out the first pattern circular and then moving the Ring Base 2 notches before repeating.

Can I use a Flower Stitch foot on my Janome?

The flower stitch foot fits the following low shank sewing machine models:

Janome: 2160DC, 3160QDC, 4120QDC, 4300QDC, 5300QDC, 6019QC, 6025QC, 6260QC, CS995, DC2050, DC2101/LE, DC2150, DC3018, DC3050, DC3100, DC3200, DC4030, DC6030, DC7060, DC7100,  DM7200, HD3000, HD5000, MC3000, MC3500, MC4000, MC4800, MC4800QC, MC4900QC, MC5000, MC5200, MC5500, MC5700, MC6000, MC6300, MC6500P, MC6600P, MC7000, MC7500, MS5027LE, MW3018 (My Excel 18W), MW3018LE, Sewist 625E, Sewist 740DC, Sewist 780DC, 4618QC, 5027, 5124, 652, 653, 654, 655, 655R (150), 659, ME4014, ME4015, ME4018, ME4123, Memory 7, MS2028, MS2522 , MX3123, SD2014, SR2000, SS2015, SW2018

Elna: 620, ELJ3210 (Easy Jeans), Elina 40, eXperience 510, 520, 5200, 530, 5300, 540, eXperience 550, eXperience 570, 660, 720, 7200, 740, 8600, 9600

Flower Stitch Foot