Absolutely the best tutorial I've seen on the 'walking foot', she explains in simple terms while getting the advice across to the viewer, it's exactly how I want a tutorial to be, it's not convoluted in any way 👍👌
Great video! Clear audio and visuals, clear demo, concise, nice voice, and showed exactly how to mount and use and how it works. Now I totally get it. If you use a regular presser foot, the top and bottom sides of fabric/ vinyl/ satin/ leather or other slippery fabric may not work in harmony moving parallel to each other. The top may slide forward and the bottom lag behind, or vice versa. With this attachment, the material is secured both top and bottom and forced to move as one, making the stitching even and with no extra tension on fabric. One thing to note: There is no reverse stitch on the walking foot. It moves forward only. To secure the ends of the stitch, turn fabric around instead.
Excellent tutorial. lowering the needle was a very bright idea. You have a lovely voice. other channels don't show this essential and important tip. Thanks for Sharing n Caring.
THANK YOU so much! I bought a walking foot, but it didn't have any directions, and I couldn't figure it out, I put it in a drawer, and there it sat, until right now. I'm off to try it out.
FYI ,DYI,s this Singer's walking foot also fits new Brother machines as well as Kenmore. The singer has metal where the foot is attached to the machine. Brother has a plastic attach peice I've noticed on its walking foot. Joann didn't have a Brother walking foot at my small coastal town location and I have my sewing project cut hemed with batting ready to sew today! I gambled at Joann fabric store and bought the singer in hope it would fit!Thank you, Singer! Thanks for this video. God Bless!
Just to clarify the walking foot doesn't pull the fabric with its feed dogs. It pushes down and allows the dogs to easily slide with no drag. This explains how it can handle differing stitch lengths. If the feed dogs were pulling the fabric you would need to match the movement of the feed dogs in the machine with those of the walking foot. The lever simply lifts the foot st the appropriate time. Still works well though.
I was completely puzzled: how could the top "feet" know how much to pull the fabric to keep in sync with the bottom ones? Thank you so much, that answers everything!
Thank you so much for this video was very helpful as I did not understand the need for the bar to be resting on the needle arm. I can now complete my quilt project!
I was going nuts not knowing you had to lift the foot slightly (doesn't say in the manual), you saved me a lot of frustration and headache, (wish I had found your tutorial earlier) thank you!!
Hello, I hope you still get notifications. I recently bought the walking foot after being frustrated in my swimwear project. You helped me install the walking foot. Useful video Thank you So dearly, much
Thank you for an excellent tutorial. Is it possible to use a twin needle along with this walking foot? It might be very useful for shortening trousers made of very elastic fabric, for example. Thank you.
I don't understand! My needle is too thick to fit through the little line on the walking foot, and it's too far to the left to go through the hole. It keeps hitting the top. How do I make it work? Do I need a thinner needle? Is it possible to move my needle?
please dear - kan you help me ? i have sewing machine AEG and i don`t have a walking foot- i need a specific walking foot for AEG or i can use a universal walking foot ?
I am using my walking foot on a quilt, and the little bar, that is supposed to ride up and down with the needle, gets stuck in the up position. It is so frustrating! Any idea what could be causing this? When I move it, it drops right down.
How does the walking foot know which way to transport the fabric? The needle goes up and down, you can't translate that into a motion that has the same length or direction like the lower feed.
+Luc Jansen This device employs the same mechanical setup as a Bowling Alley pin setting sweeper. How does it made to always reach out from the end of the alley, sweep towards the back and then move out of the way of the descending pin rack? The walking foot employs this same setup except in miniature. The walking foot is an excellent attachment for any sewing machine but excels at making bowling shirts. Just thought to add my uneducated two cents in. Smiles.
But the sweeper is always moving in the same direction at the same speed. There's no way that a walking foot will match the direction and stich length of the normal feed dog. The movement of the needle is always up and down, it's not related to stitch length or direction. Therefore it doesn't function!
Thanks for three tutorial, can you adjust the stitch length on these things? It seems things could go poorly if you changed the size on your machine but the foot didn't change with it.
My foot came with instructions that said to use either a straight or zig zag stitch so I assume length variations wouldn't matter as long as you don't change the type of stitch
I heard you can not. Here is the question I saw on google. The link does not work but if you type any of the questions in google, maybe the website will appear. "Can I back stitch with a walking foot?" When using the walking foot, it is recommended to use a stitch that has reinforcement rather than a reverse stitch. For a chart showing all the stitches and their settings, please click here. "How do I reinforcement the stitches when using a walking foot?" help.brother-usa.com › app › answers › detail › a_id
I bought a walking foot after watching your video. I managed to fit it on, except mine comes with an extra metal bar, which I need to go find out what's the use and how to fit it in.
Has anyone had the experience of the walking foot basically squashing the fabric? It's only a couple layers of fleece, but I can hardly fit them under the foot; and once I sew, there's indents from the foot (and then a jam, and I had to stop)
Great video and very helpful! The only suggestion I would have is that I would have liked to see a sample of what each seam looks like with a regular foot and then the walking foot to see how it corrects the problem
So they are technically not a walking foot as in how proper walking foot sewing machines work, they are just a double feed dog. Not sure I will bother with this attachment, thanks for the demo.
Absolutely the best tutorial I've seen on the 'walking foot', she explains in simple terms while getting the advice across to the viewer, it's exactly how I want a tutorial to be, it's not convoluted in any way 👍👌
10000x this.
Great video! Clear audio and visuals, clear demo, concise, nice voice, and showed exactly how to mount and use and how it works. Now I totally get it.
If you use a regular presser foot, the top and bottom sides of fabric/ vinyl/ satin/ leather or other slippery fabric may not work in harmony moving parallel to each other. The top may slide forward and the bottom lag behind, or vice versa. With this attachment, the material is secured both top and bottom and forced to move as one, making the stitching even and with no extra tension on fabric.
One thing to note: There is no reverse stitch on the walking foot. It moves forward only. To secure the ends of the stitch, turn fabric around instead.
Excellent tutorial. lowering the needle was a very bright idea. You have a lovely voice. other channels don't show this essential and important tip. Thanks for Sharing n Caring.
THANK YOU so much! I bought a walking foot, but it didn't have any directions, and I couldn't figure it out, I put it in a drawer, and there it sat, until right now. I'm off to try it out.
Thanks for telling us that the pressure foot needle needs to be UP! Dah! Your video was the ANSWER!!!’
i dont know how I would setup this without you. Thank you soo much !!! Great tutorial!!!
FYI ,DYI,s this Singer's walking foot also fits new Brother machines as well as Kenmore. The singer has metal where the foot is attached to the machine. Brother has a plastic attach peice I've noticed on its walking foot. Joann didn't have a Brother walking foot at my small coastal town location and I have my sewing project cut hemed with batting ready to sew today! I gambled at Joann fabric store and bought the singer in hope it would fit!Thank you, Singer! Thanks for this video. God Bless!
Thank you - I was given a walking foot but had no instructions, so it sat in my sewing box for a couple of years - I now know how to install it.
WAAAAAAY more useful info on how to install the walking foot than the Singer "Official" tutorial. Thank you so much!!!!!!
I finally got the walking foot on right after watching your video. Thank you so much for your help and for sharing this video with us. God bless.
Thank you, much more helpful than the instructions that came with it. Lowering the needle does make it easier.
Just to clarify the walking foot doesn't pull the fabric with its feed dogs. It pushes down and allows the dogs to easily slide with no drag. This explains how it can handle differing stitch lengths. If the feed dogs were pulling the fabric you would need to match the movement of the feed dogs in the machine with those of the walking foot. The lever simply lifts the foot st the appropriate time. Still works well though.
I was completely puzzled: how could the top "feet" know how much to pull the fabric to keep in sync with the bottom ones? Thank you so much, that answers everything!
THANK U SM IVE WATCHED SO MANY VIDEOS OVER MONTHS AND NEVER WAS ABLE TO THANKS SM
Awesome! Thanks for the clear explanations-- that foot looked so intimidating! I installed it to my sewing machine and it works!
Easy to understand. Straight to the point. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video was very helpful as I did not understand the need for the bar to be resting on the needle arm. I can now complete my quilt project!
Jennifer, thank you for your tutorial, it was extremely helpful. Short, sweet and concise!
I was going nuts not knowing you had to lift the foot slightly (doesn't say in the manual), you saved me a lot of frustration and headache, (wish I had found your tutorial earlier) thank you!!
Brilliant, really simple explanation and clear film. Thank you.
Hello, I hope you still get notifications. I recently bought the walking foot after being frustrated in my swimwear project. You helped me install the walking foot.
Useful video
Thank you
So dearly, much
Thank you! I’ve been searching for a video with this specific walking foot because all the other ones are with a little claw shape lever 😭
ya- great video-good photography- trying to see if i can use on my vintage brother and white - trying to see if they are pretty much universal-
Thank you!! I've never had one before, but it came with my newer machine, so new tricks for old dog👍
you life saver i couldn't figure out how to attach my walking foot for the life of me and this really helped
Me too I had one for years and only today after watching this video I finally know what to do. Thank you very much🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Will that fit a simple singer sewing machine portable?
Can I stitch thick layers with this foot??
Thanks
Thanks and Happy New Year !
Thank you so much for this great tutorial. You addressed every issue that I had.
Thank you for the tutorial, I just brought one for my machine am going to attach and give it a go.
Thanks for this I spent ages trying to fit it and couldn’t get the needle to position right, with your video I did it straight away.
Thx. You assisted with using my new walking foot.
My needle seems to be all the way to the left and sometimes hits the walking foot. Why is that? Lois
Can you use a vintage walking foot on a modern machine? Like the Singer smooth & even C-470 on a Brother SQ9185
thaank you so much. been fighting for ten minutes with this thing!!
Does it also work for elastic fabric? Thank you and contratulations for yr video!
Hi.Where from you buying your threads?
How do you change the feet on this type of sewing machine?
Would you recommend to use the walking foot when using knits? Specifically knits used for swimwear?
TYSM for sharing this information with us.
How do you attach the guide the walking foot?
Thank you for an excellent tutorial. Is it possible to use a twin needle along with this walking foot? It might be very useful for shortening trousers made of very elastic fabric, for example. Thank you.
Thank you. I am planning to buy a walking foot this coming sat.
having trouble sewing through thick layers of fabric this this foot.
I have pfaff passport 3.0 and it has idt system on the back side. This foot will work for me?
Can I find it shop
Where can I find the walking foot do you have a link? I also have a Kenmore machine
I don't understand! My needle is too thick to fit through the little line on the walking foot, and it's too far to the left to go through the hole. It keeps hitting the top. How do I make it work? Do I need a thinner needle? Is it possible to move my needle?
Very easy tutorial. Thank you
please dear - kan you help me ? i have sewing machine AEG and i don`t have a walking foot- i need a specific walking foot for AEG or i can use a universal walking foot ?
Can I use it with zigzag stitch?
What is the metal rod piece? What does it do?? It goes through the back of the foot through the hole??
You slide the rod into the back hole of the foot and use it to see parallel lines :)
Thank you very much it helps me well thanks again 👍😊
Why did you pick a 5/8 inch seam? Aren't quilts sewn with 1/4 inch seams?
Where can i fined a walking foot for a Juki 5530 DDL, hope you can help thanks.
is that a after market brand?
Which brand of walking foot are you using?
I am using my walking foot on a quilt, and the little bar, that is supposed to ride up and down with the needle, gets stuck in the up position. It is so frustrating! Any idea what could be causing this? When I move it, it drops right down.
I am having the same trouble! Did you ever figure out how to fix this? It's driving me crazy! :)
How does the walking foot know which way to transport the fabric? The needle goes up and down, you can't translate that into a motion that has the same length or direction like the lower feed.
+Luc Jansen This device employs the same mechanical setup as a Bowling Alley pin setting sweeper. How does it made to always reach out from the end of the alley, sweep towards the back and then move out of the way of the descending pin rack? The walking foot employs this same setup except in miniature. The walking foot is an excellent attachment for any sewing machine but excels at making bowling shirts. Just thought to add my uneducated two cents in. Smiles.
But the sweeper is always moving in the same direction at the same speed. There's no way that a walking foot will match the direction and stich length of the normal feed dog. The movement of the needle is always up and down, it's not related to stitch length or direction. Therefore it doesn't function!
Luc Jansen have you ever seen how we piston works on a car? converting up and down motion to a different direction is simple.
good tutorial! Thanks
Thank you my long-standing doubt is cleared
Thanks for three tutorial, can you adjust the stitch length on these things? It seems things could go poorly if you changed the size on your machine but the foot didn't change with it.
My foot came with instructions that said to use either a straight or zig zag stitch so I assume length variations wouldn't matter as long as you don't change the type of stitch
Is this Distinctive Brand co'z I keep on eye for this a longtime?If it is? how does it work?(WALKING FOOT)?Thanks for the video
Thank you, so much!! I was trying to do it with the needle up. This was a big help!
Can you change the foot on a walking foot
Thank you! This was immensely helpful!
Thanksies, my walking foot arrived today and I wanna GET RIGHT ON IT!!
can you do a reverse lock stitch with one of these
Ki Talbot Did you ever find out? I want to know too..
I heard you can not. Here is the question I saw on google. The link does not work but if you type any of the questions in google, maybe the website will appear.
"Can I back stitch with a walking foot?"
When using the walking foot, it is recommended to use a stitch that has reinforcement rather than a reverse stitch. For a chart showing all the stitches and their settings, please click here.
"How do I reinforcement the stitches when using a walking foot?"
help.brother-usa.com › app › answers › detail › a_id
hello, i have a question. When i try to sew with my machine on leather it scratches the leather, If I use the walking foot will it still scratch.
6 months later, but sounds like you need a teflon foot
Is this a good presser foot to use when sewing an outdoor cushion fabric(non vinyl material)? Thanks
Can’t see well because a wide angle lense was used. I can’t hear much because of the music-noise.
I bought a walking foot after watching your video. I managed to fit it on, except mine comes with an extra metal bar, which I need to go find out what's the use and how to fit it in.
It's probably a walking foot with a quilting bar
I know this is a late post. But it looks like you can't reverse with this.
Brilliant thank you for sharing.
Has anyone had the experience of the walking foot basically squashing the fabric? It's only a couple layers of fleece, but I can hardly fit them under the foot; and once I sew, there's indents from the foot (and then a jam, and I had to stop)
Excellent! Thank you.
Nice Tutorial - Thanks :-)
Great video and very helpful! The only suggestion I would have is that I would have liked to see a sample of what each seam looks like with a regular foot and then the walking foot to see how it corrects the problem
Do you have to use a walking foot when you're using a sewing machine?
easy peasy.thanks for the video
I am a sewer, that new sewing machine
I can attach the foot but somehow the metal bar does not touch the fabric ,soI cannot sew the parallel line! My machine is a Brother.
Jennifer, you're awesome x
What if the lever on the walking foot don't work?
Then the walking foot will not properly work.
Foarte frumos...
thank you; a thousand times thank you !
Can you please teach me too? I am seriously serious about my question. Please send me your message.
Thank you.
thank you. im going to get one now.
Couldn't see. Words were in the way
Turn off the subtitles by clicking the small cc icon at the top right of your screen.
Thanks!
so helpful!
thank you easy to fallow
Thank you
perfect!
Would have been better if you had sewn at a slower speed so we could see how it worked.
It sounds like I should have used this when I made a baby blanket w/ flannel and fluffy batting. It didn't come out very even.
So they are technically not a walking foot as in how proper walking foot sewing machines work, they are just a double feed dog. Not sure I will bother with this attachment, thanks for the demo.
When you're sewing, the machine is going so fast that I can't see how the foot is working.
Slow down the video play in the settings of your video screen.
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You're beautiful. Thanks.