How do I drop the feed dog on a Nina sewing machine?

The feed dogs do not drop on your machine. Instead, your machine uses a feed cover plate that is placed over the top of the feed dogs to protect the fabric from contact with the feed dogs. It is part #11 on page 14 of the manual

Singer 5417C Instruction Book

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What exactly are you experiencing? What symptoms?

Could be your machine is one that the feed dogs do not drop. Instead, there is plate somewhere in the accessories that fastens over the feed dogs.

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Since your machine has a "darning plate," that is a good indication the feed dogs do not drop.

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Did you check to make sure the feed dogs weren't inadvertently dropped. Most sewists drop the feed dogs for free motion quilting or darning.

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Dropping the Feed Dog
The feed dog can be lowered with the drop-feed lever for sewing on buttons etc.

• Shift the drop-feed lever to the right to lower the feed dog.
• Shift the lever to the left to raise the feed dog, it will return to the up position when the machine is started.

NOTE:The feed dog should be in the up position for regular sewing. Turn the handwheel toward you to check if the feed dog comes up after setting the lever in the up position


JANOME DC 3050 User Manual Page 9

See page 5 of the Owner's Manual:

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Tighten the screw under the plate near the feed dog

Look on the back of the machine for a slide-type switch near the sewing area.

Pull out the removable table and you will see the drop down feed dogs switch lever behind the back of the machine. Move that lever to the left or right to have feed dogs go back to normal sewing mode OR for embroidery mode.

Remove extension table/accessory box by gentle pulling it away from machine. You are left with just the free arm. In the back of the free arm, lower left corner, you will fine the feed dog lever. Push the leaver to the right to lower the feed dog.Instructions for lowering and raising the feed dog are on page 48 of your owner's manual. Good luck!