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   DarleneMcG_ | Jul 08, 2000 04:34am | #1

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   a walking foot is usually used for quilting and can be used to help feed thicker fabric evenly....however, i've used my walking foot for other sewing projects too...it essentially provides a feeding system (like the feed dogs) on the top layer of fabric...

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   Debora | Sep 13, 2000 12:58am | #2

   *A walking foot serves several purposes. It can be used for quilting, primarily, or heavy printed fabrics, or what I use it for is fabrics that move and slide a lot while sewing. I holds the seam allowance in place.

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   Stephanie_Corina_Goddard | Sep 13, 2000 01:35pm | #3

   *Other reasons to use your walking foot: matching plaids or motifs, velvet, twin-needle hems on knits. The walking foot mimics - on the top side - the motion of the feed dogs (on the bottom side) of your seam. In that way, both layers are pulled through the needle. Without the walking foot, only the bottom layer gets pulled, which can create drag on the top layer.