Walking Foot

Phaedrine wrote:


Whatever makes you happy and works for you, Kate.

Ah, that's the great thing about sewing - so many different ways to keep
us happy! I like the stretchy method for the light weight and loose
weaves, such as soft rayon, chiffon velvet, wool challis we were
discussing. I like it for the flowy stuff. I'm more likely to use the
fixed seam method when doing heavier wools and denim, and similar
fabrics, and when I want a more tailored or sculptured look (think 60's
rather than 30's.

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On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:25:28 -0600, Jack Schmidling wrote:

I was under the impression that it was pulling the top fabric through
the machine but it seems that it only goes up and down with the needle
and rides back as the dogs pull from the bottom then rises and springs
back forward.

This is how the attachment ones work. They're OK on fabrics with a good
surfac grip (i.e. stretch is your problem), poor on slippery fabrics
like ripstop nylon where grip is your problem.

Next step up is something like my Pfaff, where there's a powered foot in
the middle of the upper presser foot. As this needs something to drive
it from above it has to be designed into the machine, it can't just be
sold as an add-on accessory.

Best of all is a two part foot (like my Brother industrial) where each
part is powered and walks separately.