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Walking foot

An even-feed or walking foot doesn't always come with your sewing machine, but is an invaluable investment in your sewing journey.

This foot is a must-have for quilters who will be working with layers of fabric and wadding/batting, although it's also perfect for sewers who like to stitch together different weights of fabric like lined curtains, laminated fabrics or more slippery fabrics like velvet and satin.

• In the needle plate of your sewing machine, you'll see teeth-like ridges. These are called feed dogs. Typically, a standard sewing machine foot lets the teeth do most of the work of pulling the fabric through the machine (which is why you should never pull the fabric yourself while sewing!).
  However, when there are lots of fabric layers or the fabric has a difficult texture, a standard foot struggles and may distort the make you're sewing.
  A walking foot acts like a top feed-dog; it has little ridges under its feet for gripping the fabric, and these help all the layers to be sewn move evenly through the machine – hence the other name for the foot, 'even feed'.
  
  
• Always use a foot that matches the manufacturer of your sewing machine.
  
  
• This is one of the few feet you'll need to screw into your machine. Take off the standard foot of your sewing machine, and unscrew the ?ankle? that it sits in. Pop the screw back in if it needed to be taken off.
  The walking foot is then attached to the vertical bar where the presser foot is screwed in, with the lobster claw-like grips of the walking foot wrapped around the screw. Tighten the screw to secure.

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