Lucky Patsy's

Help! I received a walking foot for Christmas, BUT it came with no instructions! How do I attach it to my machine?
Marilyn

Rebecca Chambley

It's really hard to explain with out a picture. Mine has a opening where you unscrew the screw by your needle, which relases the foot thats on there at present, then remove that foot and slide the walking foot on and tighten the screw to hold your walking foot in place. make sure the screw is snug but not extremly tite. If that is how your machine is set up.

Lucky Patsy's

The walking foot has a sort of fork thing on the side, where does that go?
M

kathy

have you ever taken the shank off your machine? if it's not a really old machine, to change feet you just press a little button and the foot falls off. to remove the shank there is a screw on the left (not the one that holds the needle in place) loosen that screw (or just remove it) the shank comes off, now put the walking foot there so that the fork wraps around that shaft where the other one was, the walking foot has an arm that must be on top of the needle screw, now thighten the screw on the fork. it should work fine.
good luck

bj

My walking foot has a little lever on it that goes above the screw on the right side of the shank that hold the needle in place. If I don't put that in the right place, the foot doesn't "walk" correctly.

Lucky Patsy's

Thanks ladies! I had to print up your responces and read them in front of my machine to understand, but I am up and running (or walking, I should say!)

Celeste

Yeah, thanks! It looks like we'll have another picture soon!?!?

ilovemydoggy

There are a number of good YouTube videos on this subject.

Peckish

With 2 posts under your belt, I'm assuming you're new here? Welcome! You will find plenty of great advice and friendship here.

Just FYI, this particular post is 10 years old, so the OP (original poster) has hopefully figured out how to attach her walking foot by now. And how awesome is it that YouTube has grown and become such a helpful resource in our lives?

AVFD215

Google "Walking Foot" and click on 'Image' at the top and scroll down. That might give you a fair visual.
Good Luck
Mike