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I tend to agree with Marilyn, it looks like it may be a ruffler or pleater. The actual foot part, from what I can see, looks like there is a place to feed the fabric and since the arm goes over the screw on the needle bar the whole foot would hop to allow for a pleat or ruffle to be made with each stitch.
This just might be it...hmmmm.
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Originally Posted by Pandabear
Personally, I don't think that foot is for a Bernina. I have a Bernina 150QE and all the feet are authentic; each having a number. The walking foot has Bernina stamped on the side. I've looked at every single Bernina foot available for your 440QE that I can find and I see nothing that looks like that. Perhaps it belonged to another machine and was thrown in when you bought your machine.
It turns your sewing machine into an overlock/serger. It stitches and cuts the edge of the fabric as it goes.
I'd have to pull my 'foot' out - but it looks exactly like a low-shank attachment that I have for an old Singer . . . if the foot moves on yours then that's what it is. It will move the fabric back and forth on a straight-stitch machine, allowing you do make zig-zags. Mine does not have a cutting blade on it - so doesn't do the 'serger' thing.
hi folks, just to circle back....I found out it's a Side Cutter II. It connects to my Bernina with an adapter shank. I haven't been able to actually try it out yet, but it supposedly works like a serger would, cutting and serging the fabric. Interesting!