Patent ID: 7921788

Claim:
A sewing machine, comprising: a vertical movement actuator that vertically drives a presser bar having a presser foot attached thereto; a control unit that controls the vertical movement actuator to selectively execute a first mode or a second mode; a mode switch unit capable of selectively switching between the first mode and the second mode; and the control unit, when switched to the first mode, controls the vertical movement actuator so as to lower the presser foot and retain the presser foot at a cloth pressing position in which a workpiece cloth is pressed irrespective of an operational status of a sewing process; and when switched to the second mode, controls the vertical movement actuator so as to retain the presser foot in a slightly lifted position that is elevated from the workpiece cloth by a predetermined small distance while a sewing operation is ongoing, whereas when the sewing operation is stopped, the presser foot is moved and retained in the cloth pressing position.