hello. I am trying to decide between a darning foot and an embroidery foot. Both descriptions say they’re good for free motion embroidery and quilting. I want to use it for both. Which one is better? They look very similar too, which confuses me even more about the difference. Any advice?
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Hi! I had the same issue. I ended up buying two feet. The freemotion quilting foot is clear plastic and has a larger flat area to help hold down the fabric so you don't get puckers. here is also a grid printed on it. ThThe freemotion embroidery foot I purchased (there were several choices) is metal, shaped like a letter C and much smaller. There are also some with springs in them which I did not need because my machine has a "floating presserfoot" which allows it to flow nicely over different textures in fabric without causing tension problems, (Husq/Viking Designer 1). This foot I use more for threadpainting type work, not necessarily on quilted fabric but on 1 layer of fabric. Hope this helps, I know it is confusing.
thank you so much for your reply. I think I'll go ahead and just order both. Your message was really helpful!
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