Walking Foot
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I am trying to use a walking foot. Seems no matter which stitch length I use I get tiny stiches, almost impossible to rip out without ruining the fabric. Does this mean I have the wrong walking foot. I bought it when I bought my machine. I do have a request in to the Brother help line & they suggested thread, needle & bobbin, one of these were not right. So how come when I use my 1/4 inch foot the sewing is right. I even checked with my book, it sewed about 2 inches before it went to the tiny stiches.
#3
I would suspect the connection of the walking foot. There is an "arm" that goes around the needle securing screw. looks almost like a tuning fork. that is what makes the upper "feed dogs" function.
Check and make sure your foot is on correctly ...
Check and make sure your foot is on correctly ...
#4
My first walking foot gave me lots of trouble. A guild member looked at it and said you get what you pay for. I didn't know there were different quality of walking foots. I bought another one, about three times the price of the first one and what a difference! It feeds the layers of fabric evenly from the top and bottom. No stitch problems.
#5
Originally Posted by momcpo
Look to make sure you have it on correctly. There is an arm that goes on top of or around where your needle goes, so it moves up and down when your needle does.
#6
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10...ment&seaxken=1
here are several. mine looks like the first one, with a bar that sits on top of the screw that you use to tighten your needle in. some have a curved fitting that fits on the screw itself.
also, make sure your feed dogs are up. they help pull the fabric through.
here are several. mine looks like the first one, with a bar that sits on top of the screw that you use to tighten your needle in. some have a curved fitting that fits on the screw itself.
also, make sure your feed dogs are up. they help pull the fabric through.
#7
Originally Posted by true4uca
I am trying to use a walking foot. Seems no matter which stitch length I use I get tiny stiches, almost impossible to rip out without ruining the fabric. Does this mean I have the wrong walking foot. I bought it when I bought my machine. I do have a request in to the Brother help line & they suggested thread, needle & bobbin, one of these were not right. So how come when I use my 1/4 inch foot the sewing is right. I even checked with my book, it sewed about 2 inches before it went to the tiny stiches.
#8
It can be a bit tricky to get the walking foot on correctly. Don't ask me how I know. Take a good look at it and make sure the "arm" that has the tuning fork end is around the tightening screw (not above it or below it, but around it). That will make all the difference in the world.
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I know it's installed correctly, but it is a universal,got it from a Brother dealer. I'm going to order one on-line from a real Brother dealer. Seems a dealer should sell the correct ones. So thanks angiecub for saying they are not all equal.
#10
Originally Posted by true4uca
I know it's installed correctly, but it is a universal,got it from a Brother dealer. I'm going to order one on-line from a real Brother dealer. Seems a dealer should sell the correct ones. So thanks angiecub for saying they are not all equal.
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