Fabric presser device of a sewing machine

摘要

A devised shank is provided to a presser foot of a sewing machine in addition to an ordinary shank, such that a special presser group for straight stitching along a fabric edge is attached to the devised shank only, in which the presser foot is attachable to a presser holder, and the ordinary shank is for such as zigzag stitching, and the devised shank is different in an attaching width from the ordinary shank. Signal generating parts are provided to the presser holder, which each issue a signal in response to when the presser foot is attached, and the signal is discriminated with a signal issued in response to a pattern group belonging to patterns selected by a pattern selecting means so that the sewing machine is driven only when the presser group and the pattern group is met.